Texas Supreme Court
Lavina Rogers, E.w. Cecil
November 3, 1994884 S.W.2d 763
Summary
The Texas Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and quieted title in favor of the Rogers group, holding that the 1949 assignment of the oil and gas lease did not automatically terminate under its terms and that the Davis doctrine does not apply because the assignment lacks an express purpose clause. The Court affirmed that Rogers, as the shareholders of Western, hold superior title. Justice Hightower dissented, arguing that the Davis doctrine should apply and the assignment should be deemed terminated. The dissent is noted in the summary.