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MURPHY EXPLORATION v. ADAMS

No. 16-0505.

560 S.W.3d 105 (2018)

MURPHY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY — USA, a Delaware Corporation, Petitioner, v. Shirley ADAMS, Charlene Burgess, Willie Mae Herbst Jasik, William Albert Herbst, Helen Herbst, and R. May Oil & Gas Company, Ltd., Respondents

Supreme Court of Texas.

OPINION DELIVERED: June 1, 2018.

Rehearing Denied November 30, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Macey Reasoner Stokes , J. Mark Little , Jason A. Newman , Baker Botts L.L.P., Houston TX, for Petitioner Murphy Exploration & Production Company — USA, A Delaware Corporation.

Mary A. Keeney , John B. McFarland , Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody, P.C., Austin TX, for Respondents.

George Parker Young , Kelli L. Walter , Vincent P. Circelli , Circelli, Walter & Young, PLLC, Forth Worth TX, James W. Christian , Stephen Ray Smith , Christian, Smith, & Jewell, Houston TX, Catherine M. Stone , John W. Petry , Linda S. McDonald , Ruben Valadez , Langley & Banack, Inc., San Antonio TX, for Amicus Curiae Chesapeake Eagle Form MDL Royaly Owners.

Dana B. Deaton , Joseph B.C. Fitzsimons , Robert Park , Uhl, Fitzsimons, Jewett & Burton, PLLC, San Antonio TX, for Amicus Curiae Texas Land & Mineral Owners Association.

Charles R. `Skip' Watson Jr. , Davis, Gerald & Cremer, PC, Austin TX, for Amicus Curiae Texas Oil & Gas Association.

This action stems from a contract dispute over an offset provision in an oil and gas lease. The court of appeals held that the lessee did not conclusively demonstrate compliance with the provision and reversed...

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