GASKINS v. NAVIGATOR OIL & MINERALS, INC.

No. 11-21-00201-CV.

670 S.W.3d 391 (2023)

Van Martin GASKINS, TRUSTEE OF the VAN MARTIN GASKINS FAMILY TRUST; Kelly Joe Gaskins, Trustee of the Kelly Joe Gaskins Family Trust; and Kayla Gaskins McDonnell, Trustee of the Kayla Gaskins McDonnell Family Trust, Appellants v. NAVIGATOR OIL & MINERALS, INC.; Warrior Exploration, LLC; Patrick Banaise Blake; Mitchell C. Meyers; Michael J. Daniel; Spencer Evans Blake; Riley Blake Leader; and Patricia Dalby Matthies, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Opinion filed June 8, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Geary-Hill , Derek L. Montgomery , William B. Burford , Midland, for Appellees.

Christopher Knight , Brandy R. Manning , Dallas, James Barnett Jr. , Houston, Brandon Stendara , Dallas, Karen Precella , Fort Worth, Fred Eric Wahrlich , Houston, for Appellants.

Panel consists of: Bailey, C.J., Trotter, J., and Williams, J.


OPINION

In this appeal we must (1) construe the provisions of a correction deed that was executed in 1960 and (2) decide what royalty interest amounts were reserved for the grantor and what amounts were conveyed to the grantees under the deed.

At one time, J.S. Clay owned the entire mineral interest in...

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