ROGERS v. RICANE ENTERPRISES, INC.

No. D-3826.

884 S.W.2d 763 (1994)

Lavina ROGERS, E.W. Cecil, Individually and as Executor for Michael Cecil, Norma Jean Rogers Choate, Robert Richard Rogers, K.W. Cecil, Jr., Linda K. Cecil Edwards, and John Campbell Rogers, Petitioners, v. RICANE ENTERPRISES, INC., Willbros Energy Services Company, Mobil Oil Corporation, Lea Refining Company, Pride Companies, L.P., Amoco Production Company, Richard Scurlock, Jerry I. Moritz, Calvin Ortego, Estate of J.C. Craft, and Brock Resources, Inc., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided June 15, 1994.

Rehearing Overruled November 3, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert P. Baxter, Jr., Dallas, Richard L. Husen, Levelland, Dan Hook, Levelland, for petitioners.

Charles C. Self, Abilene, A. Andrew Gallo, Houston, Robert E. Motsenbocker, Odessa, S. Clinton Nix, Abilene, Dennis R. Burrows, Patrick Helton, Lubbock, C. Medford Owen, Jr., C.H. (Hal) Brockett, Jr., Tom Scott, Eric L. Lindstrom, Midland, Thomas C. McClellan, Dallas, Dave Caddell, Abilene, Warren G. Tabor, Jr., Levelland, John S. Lowe, Walter G. Pettey, III, Stephen G. Gleboff, Dallas, for respondents.


ENOCH, Justice, delivered the opinion of the Court in which PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, and GONZALEZ, HECHT, and CORNYN, Justices, join.

This case involves a trespass to try title action among various parties asserting ownership to a partial assignment of an oil and gas lease. The trial court rendered judgment that the Petitioners take nothing and the court of appeals affirmed, concluding that the assignee had abandoned the purpose of the oil and gas lease in question...

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