UNITED OIL & MINERALS v. COSTILLA ENERGY

Nos. 13-98-319-CV, 13-98-609-CV.

1 S.W.3d 840 (1999)

UNITED OIL & MINERALS, INC., Appellant, v. COSTILLA ENERGY, INC., James E. Pilgreen, Joe A. Zalman, Jr., John Zalman, Joe Zalman, III, and Jason Zalman, Appellees. In re United Oil & Minerals, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

August 31, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terriann Trostle, Kathleen W. Osman, Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, William B. Wagner, James Robert Bailey, Fulbright & Jaworski, Austin, Houston Munson, Munson, Burns, Munson & Munson, Gonzales, for Appellant in No. 13-98-319-CV.

David B. McCall, Wesley G. Ritchie, McCall & Ritchie, Austin, Darryl W. Malone, Gilpin Paxson & Bersch, Houston, James A. Bouligny, Ronald B. Collins, Duckett, Bouligny & Collins, El Campo, John R. Woodward, Woodward, Shaw & Howell, Dallas, for Appellees in No. 13-98-319-CV.

William B. Wagner, James Robert Bailey, Marc Brian Collier, Fulbright & Jaworski, Austin, Houston Munson, Munson, Burns, Munson & Munson, Gonzales, Lawrence F. Labanowski, Houston, T. Brooke Farnsworth, Farnsworth & vonBerg, Houston, William J. Boyce, Terriann Trostle, Kathleen W. Osman, Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, for Relator in No. 13-98-609-CV.

Dwight E. Peschell, Gonzales, for Respondent in No. 13-98-609-CV.

Wesley G. Ritchie, David B. McCall, McCall & Ritchie, Austin, Darryl W. Malone, Giopin Paxson & Bersch, Houston, James A. Bouligny, Ronald B. Collins, Duckett, Bouligny & Collins, El Campo, for Real Parties in Interest in No. 13-98-609-CV.

Before Justices DORSEY, RODRIGUEZ, and KENNEDY.


OPINION

Opinion by Justice DORSEY.

Appellant United Oil & Minerals, Inc. (United) attempts to appeal a judgment to which it is not a party, having been earlier non-suited from the action. We hold it has no standing to appeal and dismiss its appeal. As an alternative, United brings a petition for writ of mandamus complaining of the trial judge's action. We deny the writ.

This case involves the validity of an oil and gas lease, the Simpson lease...

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