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9 Texas opinions name it 2 courts 2001–2015 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Texas courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Watson v. Rochmillgreen2 sentences2008Watson v. Rochmill, 137 Tex. 565 , 155 S.W.2d 783, 784 (1941) (“It appears to be very well settled that under the terms of the lease, upon cessation of production after termination of the primary term, the lease automatically terminated.”); Fuller v. Rainbow Res., Inc., 744 S.W.2d 232, 234 (Tex.App.-Texarkana 1987, no writ); see Pool, 124 S.W.3d at 203 (“under the automatic termination rule, without a savings clause, cessation of production in the secondary term automatically terminates the lease, even if profitable production is later restored”); Waggoner & Zeller Oil Co. v. Deike, 508 S.W.2d 2008Watson v. Rochmill, 137 Tex. 565 , 155 S.W.2d 783, 784 (1941) (“It appears to be very well settled that under the terms of the lease, upon cessation of production after termination of the primary term, the lease automatically terminated.”); Fuller v. Rainbow Res., Inc., 744 S.W.2d 232, 234 (Tex.App.-Texarkana 1987, no writ); see Pool, 124 S.W.3d at 203 (“under the automatic termination rule, without a savings clause, cessation of production in the secondary term automatically terminates the lease, even if profitable production is later restored”); Waggoner & Zeller Oil Co. v. Deike, 508 S.W.2d | 4 | 8 |
Waggoner & Zeller Oil Company v. Deikegreen2 sentences2008Watson v. Rochmill , 137 Tex. 565 , 155 S.W.2d 783, 784 (1941) ("It appears to be very well settled that under the terms of the lease, upon cessation of production after termination of the primary term, the lease automatically terminated."); Fuller v. Rainbow Res., Inc. , 744 S.W.2d 232, 234 (Tex. App.--Texarkana 1987, no writ); see Pool , 124 S.W.3d at 203 ("under the automatic termination rule, without a savings clause, cessation of production in the secondary term automatically terminates the lease, even if profitable production is later restored"); Waggoner & Zeller Oil Co. v. Deike , 508 2008Watson v. Rochmill, 137 Tex. 565 , 155 S.W.2d 783, 784 (1941) (“It appears to be very well settled that under the terms of the lease, upon cessation of production after termination of the primary term, the lease automatically terminated.”); Fuller v. Rainbow Res., Inc., 744 S.W.2d 232, 234 (Tex.App.-Texarkana 1987, no writ); see Pool, 124 S.W.3d at 203 (“under the automatic termination rule, without a savings clause, cessation of production in the secondary term automatically terminates the lease, even if profitable production is later restored”); Waggoner & Zeller Oil Co. v. Deike, 508 S.W.2d | 4 | 4 |
Fuller v. Rainbow Resources, Inc.green2 sentences2008Watson v. Rochmill , 137 Tex. 565 , 155 S.W.2d 783, 784 (1941) ("It appears to be very well settled that under the terms of the lease, upon cessation of production after termination of the primary term, the lease automatically terminated."); Fuller v. Rainbow Res., Inc. , 744 S.W.2d 232, 234 (Tex. App.--Texarkana 1987, no writ); see Pool , 124 S.W.3d at 203 ("under the automatic termination rule, without a savings clause, cessation of production in the secondary term automatically terminates the lease, even if profitable production is later restored"); Waggoner & Zeller Oil Co. v. Deike , 508 2008Watson v. Rochmill, 137 Tex. 565 , 155 S.W.2d 783, 784 (1941) (“It appears to be very well settled that under the terms of the lease, upon cessation of production after termination of the primary term, the lease automatically terminated.”); Fuller v. Rainbow Res., Inc., 744 S.W.2d 232, 234 (Tex.App.-Texarkana 1987, no writ); see Pool, 124 S.W.3d at 203 (“under the automatic termination rule, without a savings clause, cessation of production in the secondary term automatically terminates the lease, even if profitable production is later restored”); Waggoner & Zeller Oil Co. v. Deike, 508 S.W.2d | 4 | 4 |
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America v. Poolgreen2 sentences2008Watson v. Rochmill , 137 Tex. 565 , 155 S.W.2d 783, 784 (1941) ("It appears to be very well settled that under the terms of the lease, upon cessation of production after termination of the primary term, the lease automatically terminated."); Fuller v. Rainbow Res., Inc. , 744 S.W.2d 232, 234 (Tex. App.--Texarkana 1987, no writ); see Pool , 124 S.W.3d at 203 ("under the automatic termination rule, without a savings clause, cessation of production in the secondary term automatically terminates the lease, even if profitable production is later restored"); Waggoner & Zeller Oil Co. v. Deike , 508 2008Watson v. Rochmill, 137 Tex. 565 , 155 S.W.2d 783, 784 (1941) (“It appears to be very well settled that under the terms of the lease, upon cessation of production after termination of the primary term, the lease automatically terminated.”); Fuller v. Rainbow Res., Inc., 744 S.W.2d 232, 234 (Tex.App.-Texarkana 1987, no writ); see Pool, 124 S.W.3d at 203 (“under the automatic termination rule, without a savings clause, cessation of production in the secondary term automatically terminates the lease, even if profitable production is later restored”); Waggoner & Zeller Oil Co. v. Deike, 508 S.W.2d | 3 | 3 |
Amoco Production Co. v. Braslaugreen2 sentences2002Co., 561 S.W.2d at 809-10 ; Watson, 155 S.W.2d at 784 . 2001Co. v. Braslau , 561 S.W.2d 805, 809-10 (Tex.1978); Midwest Oil Corp ., 323 S.W.2d at 947 ; Watson , 155 S.W.2d at 784 . | 2 | 3 |
Midwest Oil Corporation v. Winsauergreen2 sentences2003Midwest Oil Corp. v. Winsauer, 159 Tex. 560 , 323 S.W.2d 944, 946 (1959); Watson, 155 S.W.2d at 784 . 2003Midwest Oil Corp. v. Winsauer, 159 Tex. 560 , 323 S.W.2d 944, 946 (1959); Watson, 155 S.W.2d at 784 . | 1 | 3 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Texas. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P. v. Discovery Operating, Inc.
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1 sentence2015Brief of Appellant at 16. -26- SP-#6737091-v1-Vaquillas_Brief_of_Appellee.docx In Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P. v. Discovery Operating, Inc., 448 S.W.3d 169 (Tex. App. – Eastland 2014, pet. filed), an oil and gas lease contained an automatic termination clause, triggered by the end of continuous development, applicable to all acreage not assigned to a proration unit containing the number of acres required to obtain the maximum producing allowable. | 1 | 2015–2015 |
E.E. Cobb v. Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America and Chevron Usa, Inc.
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2 sentences2003Watson, 155 S.W.2d at 784 ; Cobb, 897 F.2d at 1309 . 2003Watson, 155 S.W.2d at 784 ; Cobb, 897 F.2d at 1309 . | 1 | 2003–2003 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.