Texas Supreme Court
Marcia Fuller French v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Meridian Oil…
May 11, 1995896 S.W.2d 795
Summary
The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals' judgment that the 1943 mineral deed conveyed a 1/656.17 mineral interest with reservations, thereby granting only the royalty portion of that interest. The Court applied the four‑corners rule and relevant construction canons to resolve the conflict between the deed's two paragraphs.