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JORDAN v. EXXON CORP.

No. 6-90-033-CV.

802 S.W.2d 880 (1991)

J. Harold JORDAN, Successor Trustee, L.W. Sewell and Hunt Graham, Appellants, v. EXXON CORPORATION, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

January 15, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willis Jarrel, Goodwin, Jarrel & Britain, Tyler, for appellants.

Bill Blanton, Thomas Cotter, Exxon Corp, Houston, for appellee.

Before CORNELIUS, C.J, and BLEIL and GRANT, JJ.

OPINION

BLEIL, Justice.

This appeal arises from a declaratory judgment action in an oil and gas case related to ownership of certain mineral rights in a tract of land in Gregg County. A central issue is whether a valid trust was created by a deed conveying a mineral interest to "Sam F. Jordan, Trustee," absent any other evidence showing the existence of a trust. We conclude that no trust was created. However, we further conclude that because of the disclaimer...

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