Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2025

AEP Texas Inc. v. Wilks Ranch Texas, LTD; Daniel H. Wilks; Staci Wilks; And Farjo Ranch LLC

AEP Texas Inc. v. Wilks Ranch Texas, LTD; Daniel H. Wilks; Staci Wilks; And Farjo Ranch LLC
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided July 31, 2025

AEP Texas Inc. v. Wilks Ranch Texas, LTD; Daniel H. Wilks; Staci Wilks; And Farjo Ranch LLC

Opinion

11TH COURT OF APPEALS EASTLAND, TEXAS JUDGMENT AEP Texas Inc., * From the 91st District Court of Eastland County, Trial Court No. CV-2246425.

Vs. No. 11-24-00149-CV * July 31, 2025 Wilks Ranch Texas, Ltd.; Daniel H. * Opinion by Williams, J.

Wilks; Staci Wilks; and Farjo Ranch LLC, (Panel consists of: Bailey, C.J., Trotter, J., and Williams, J.)

This court has inspected the record in this cause and concludes that there is error in the judgment below. Therefore, in accordance with this court’s opinion, we reverse that portion of the trial court’s judgment granting Wilks’s motion for partial summary judgment and render judgment granting AEP’s motion for partial summary judgment on Wilks’s claim for declaratory relief, and we remand this cause to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. The costs incurred by reason of this appeal are taxed against Wilks Ranch Texas, Ltd.; Daniel H. Wilks; Staci Wilks; and Farjo Ranch LLC.

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