XTO ENERGY INC. v. NIKOLAI

No. 02-09-00299-CV.

357 S.W.3d 47 (2011)

XTO ENERGY INC., Tommy J. Madewell, Patricia Madewell, Violet Joyce Renfro Kivimaki, Gary W. Yount, Shirley K. Stephens, Gregory Doyle Moseley, Sharlet Yvonne Holamon, Viola D'Ann Madewell, NASA Energy Corporation, Edith Madewell McCurrin, Tommy Roessler, Debbie Madewell, The Unknown Heirs of Arthur Fred Madewell, The Unknown Heirs of Gene Roessler, The Unknown Heirs of W.R. Madewell, Matilda Jones Madewell, and Paula Simon Madewell, Appellants, v. Leonard NIKOLAI and Sandy Nikolai, Appellees. and Leonard Nikolai and Sandy Nikolai, Appellants, v. XTO Energy Inc., Tommy J. Madewell, Patricia Madewell, Violet Joyce Renfro Kivimaki, Gary W. Yount, Shirley K. Stephens, Gregory Doyle Moseley, Sharlet Yvonne Holamon, Viola D'Ann Madewell, NASA Energy Corporation, Edith Madewell McCurrin, Tommy Roessler, Debbie Madewell, The Unknown Heirs of Arthur Fred Madewell, The Unknown Heirs of Gene Roessler, The Unknown Heirs of W.R. Madewell, Matilda Jones Madewell, Paula Simon Madewell, Winnifred M. Imboden, Estate of Ouilda Marie Madewell Baird (deceased), Wilson Oil & Gas Company, Sheron Lanelle Mitchell, Matthew Kirk Miller, Patricia Sue McNew Finch, Debra Kay Myrick, William Jay McNew, Wanda Ann Tubbs, Beverly Ann McNew Thompson, Pete Mitchell, Glennes Gerome Langford, William Don Madewell, Norman Edgar McNew, and Beverly E. McNew Smithie, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

August 30, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brandy R. Manning , Murphy Mahon Keffler & Farrier, L.L.P., Fort Worth, for Appellant/Appellee XTO Energy Inc.

Michael K. Hurst , Vanessa J. Rush , Gruber Hurst Johansen & Hail, LLP, Dallas, for Appellees/Appellants Leonard Nikolai, Sandy Nikolai.

Ronald O. Holman , Holman Robertson Eldridge , Dallas, for Appellants/Appellees Tommy J. Madewell, Patricia Madewell, Violet Joyce Renfro Kivimaki, Gary W. Yount, Shirley K. Stephens, Gregory Doyle Moseley, Sharlet Yvonee Holamon, Viola D'Ann Madewell.

Misty M. Pratt , Michael L. Foreman , Brown Pruit Peterson & Wambsganss, P.C., Fort Worth, for Appellant/Appellee NASA Energy Corporation.

R. Scott Alagood , Alagood & Cartwright, P.C., Denton, for Appellants/Appellees Edith Madewell McCurrin, Tommy Roessler, Debbie Madewell, The Unknown Heirs of Arthur Fred Madewell, The Unknown Heirs of Gene Roessler, The Unknown Heirs of W.R. Madewell, Matilda Jones Madewell, Paula Simon Madewell.

Charles C. Dorbandt , Charles Dorbandt & Associates, PLLC, Austin, for Appellee Winnifred M. Imboden.

James R. `Jim' Matthews , J.R. Matthews & Associates, LLC, Harrah, OK, for The Estate of Appellee Ouilda Marie Madewell Baird (Deceased).

John G. Gaston , Gaston, Hemingway & Thanheiser, P.C., Houston, for Appellee Wilson Oil & Gas Company.

Sheron Lanelle Mitchell , Matthew Kirk Miller , Patricia Sue McNew Finch , Debra Kay Myrick , William Jay McNew , Wanda Ann Tubbs , Beverly Ann McNew Thompson , Pete Mitchell , Glennes Gerome Langford , William Don Madewell , Norman Edgar McNew , Beverly E. McNew Smithie , pro se Appellees.

PANEL: LIVINGSTON, C.J.; DAUPHINOT and McCOY, JJ.


OPINION

TERRIE LIVINGSTON, Chief Justice.

In three issues, the appellants that are listed above, other than Leonard and Sandy Nikolai, argue that the trial court erred by denying their motions for summary judgment and by granting the Nikolais' motion for summary judgment.1 The Nikolais contend that the trial court's summary judgment decision on the merits of their title and declaratory judgment claims was proper, but they argue...

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