Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso), 2025

Callon (Permian) LLC and Callon Petroleum Operating Company v. KWF Enterprises, LP; HED Enterprises, LP; Exile Royalty Company, LLC; Michael A. Kulenguski; Carol A. Noonan; Aaron Childress; And Hunter G. Davis

Callon (Permian) LLC and Callon Petroleum Operating Company v. KWF Enterprises, LP; HED Enterprises, LP; Exile Royalty Company, LLC; Michael A. Kulenguski; Carol A. Noonan; Aaron Childress; And Hunter G. Davis
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso) · Decided January 28, 2025
Callon (Permian) LLC and Callon Petroleum Operating Company v. KWF Enterprises, LP; HED Enterprises, LP; Exile Royalty Company, LLC; Michael A. Kulenguski; Carol A. Noonan; Aaron Childress; And Hunter G. Davis

Opinion

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS CALLON (PERMIAN) LLC and CALLON § No. 08-24-00043-CV PETROLEUM OPERATING COMPANY, § Appeal from the Appellants, § 143rd Judicial District Court v. § of Reeves County, Texas KWF ENTERPRISES, LP, HED ENTERPRISES, LP, EXILE ROYALTY § (TC# 21-01-23866-CVR) COMPANY, LLC, MICHAEL A.

KULENGUSKI, CAROL A. NOONAN, § AARON CHILDRESS, and HUNTER G.

DAVIS, § Appellees. § JUDGMENT The Court has considered this cause on the record and concludes there was error in the judgment. We therefore reverse the trial court’s order granting KWF Enterprises, LP; HED Enterprises, LP; Exile Royalty Company, LLC; Michael A. Kulenguski; Carol A. Noonan; Aaron Childress; and Hunter G. Davis’s motion for partial summary judgment and the trial court’s final judgment in their entirety, and render judgment that Appellees take nothing on their claims. The award of attorney’s fees to Appellees in the trial court is vacated, and Appellees’ request for attorney’s fees in this Court is denied. We further order Appellants to pay all costs of this appeal and this decision to be certified below for observance.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 28th day of January 2025.

LISA J. SOTO, Justice

Before Salas Mendoza, C.J., Palafox and Soto, JJ.

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