May 13, 2011

Mr. Thomas R. Phillips Baker Botts L.L.P. 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 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 |