Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2024

The Mabee Ranch Royalty Partnership, L.P.; 315 MR, Inc.; 93 JM, Inc.; Rock River Minerals, LP; Primitive Petroleum, Inc.; Austen Campbell, Co-Executor of the Estate of William Scott Campbell; Janet Campbell, Co-Executor of the Estate of William Scott Campbell; Osado Properties, Ltd.; And Judith Guidera, Trustee of the Morrison Oil & Gas Trust v. Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.; Fasken Land and Minerals, Ltd.; And Fasken Royalty Investments, Ltd.

The Mabee Ranch Royalty Partnership, L.P.; 315 MR, Inc.; 93 JM, Inc.; Rock River Minerals, LP; Primitive Petroleum, Inc.; Austen Campbell, Co-Executor of the Estate of William Scott Campbell; Janet Campbell, Co-Executor of the Estate of William Scott Campbell; Osado Properties, Ltd.; And Judith Guidera, Trustee of the Morrison Oil & Gas Trust v. Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.; Fasken Land and Minerals, Ltd.; And Fasken Royalty Investments, Ltd.
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided December 5, 2024

The Mabee Ranch Royalty Partnership, L.P.; 315 MR, Inc.; 93 JM, Inc.; Rock River Minerals, LP; Primitive Petroleum, Inc.; Austen Campbell, Co-Executor of the Estate of William Scott Campbell; Janet Campbell, Co-Executor of the Estate of William Scott Campbell; Osado Properties, Ltd.; And Judith Guidera, Trustee of the Morrison Oil & Gas Trust v. Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.; Fasken Land and Minerals, Ltd.; And Fasken Royalty Investments, Ltd.

Opinion

11TH COURT OF APPEALS EASTLAND, TEXAS JUDGMENT The Mabee Ranch Royalty Partnership, * From the 118th District Court L.P.; 315 MR, Inc.; 93 JM, Inc.; Rock of Martin County, River Minerals, LP; Primitive Petroleum, Trial Court No. 7481.

Inc.; Austen Campbell, co-executor of the Estate of William Scott Campbell; Janet * December 5, 2024 Campbell, co-executor of the Estate of William Scott Campbell; Osado Properties, * Opinion by Williams, J.

Ltd.; and Judith Guidera, trustee of the (Panel consists of: Bailey, C.J., Morrison Oil & Gas Trust, Trotter, J., and Williams, J.)

Vs. No. 11-23-00001-CV Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.; Fasken Land and Minerals, Ltd.; and Fasken Royalty Investments, Ltd., This court has inspected the record in this cause and concludes that there is error in one of the judgments below. Therefore, in accordance with this court’s opinion, we reverse the trial court’s Order on Summary Judgments of October 18, 2022 insofar as it denies the requests for summary judgment that were made by The Mabee Ranch Royalty Partnership, L.P., 315 MR, Inc., 93 JM, Inc., Rock River Minerals, LP, Primitive Petroleum, Inc., Austen Campbell, Co-Executor of the Estate of William Scott Campbell, Janet Campbell, Co-Executor of the Estate of William Scott Campbell, Osado Properties, Ltd., and Judith Guidera, Trustee of the Morrison Oil & Gas Trust (“Mabee”) against Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd., Fasken Land and Minerals, Ltd., and Fasken Royalty Investments, Ltd. (“Fasken”) arising out of Fasken’s claims for breach of contract, and we render a partial, take-nothing judgment on the same claims in favor of Mabee. We otherwise affirm the summary judgments rendered by the trial court on September 20, 2021 and October 18, 2022 insofar as they concern the issues that are the subject of this interlocutory appeal, and we remand this matter to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. The costs incurred by reason of this appeal are taxed 50% against Appellants and 50% against Appellees.

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