XTO ENERGY INC. v. SMITH PRODUCTION INC.

No. 14-07-00069-CV.

282 S.W.3d 672 (2009)

XTO ENERGY INC., Appellant, v. SMITH PRODUCTION INC., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

February 24, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E.R. Norwood, Liberty, for appellant.

Eugene M. Nettles, Nancy Hahn Elliott, Macey Reasoner Stokes, Houston, Allyson Newton Houston, Dallas, Thomas R. Phillips, Austin, for appellee.

Panel consists of Justices FROST, SEYMORE, and GUZMAN.


MAJORITY OPINION

KEM THOMPSON FROST, Justice.

In this contract-interpretation case, we determine whether the trial court properly granted summary judgment in favor of the operator of an oil and gas lease based on language in two joint operating agreements pertaining to the parties' notification of intent to participate in proposed drilling operations. A non-operator working-interest owner brought breach-of-contract claims against the operator under these...

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