May 13, 2011

Mr. Thomas R. Phillips Baker Botts L.L.P. 98 San Jacinto Center, Suite 1500 Austin, TX 78701

Mr. David M. Gunn Beck, Redden & Secrest, L.L.P. One Houston Center 1221 McKinney Street, Suite 4500 Houston, TX 77010-2010 Ms. Pamela Stanton Baron Attorney at Law P.O. Box 5573 Austin, TX 78763

Mr. Timothy Patton Timothy Patton, PC 11 Lynn Batts Lane, Suite 120 San Antonio, TX 78218

RE: Case Number: 09-0399 Court of Appeals Number: 04-06-00478-CV Trial Court Number: 4,091

Style: BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY, ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY AND VASTAR RESOURCES, INC. v. STANLEY G. MARSHALL, JR., ROBERT RAY MARSHALL, CATHERINE IRENE MARSHALL F/K/A CATHERINE I.M. HASHMI, AND MARGARET ANN MARSHALL F/K/A MARGARET A.M. JEFFUS, BY AND THROUGH DAVID JEFFUS, AS INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF MARGARET MARSHALL

Dear Counsel:

Today the Supreme Court of Texas issued an opinion in the above- referenced cause. You may obtain a copy of the opinion at: http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/historical/recent.asp. If you would like the opinion by email, please contact Claudia Jenks at [email protected] or call (512)463-1312 ext. 41367. (Justice Green not sitting)

Sincerely, [pic]

Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk

by Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk

Enclosure |cc:|Mr. Keith E. Hottle | | |Mr. Richard G. Morales| | |Jr. | | |Ms. Dora Ramos | | |Mr. Everard A. | | |Marseglia Jr. | | |Mr. Dee J. Kelly | | |Ms. Mary A. Keeney |