Longoria v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

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• approving of trial court’s abatement and later dismissal based on failure to join party necessary under Rule 39(a)(2)
• discussing defendant’s risk of incurring multiple or inconsistent obligations in concluding that the trial court did not err in its determination to require joinder of absent royalty interest owners
• holding trial court did not abuse its discretion in finding that the energy company defendants’ lessors, the owners of royalty interests in the property at issue, and the owners of the mineral estate in un-leased part of the 9200 acres should be joined as parties if feasible
• even if the absent party no longer has title to or possession of the assets in dispute, they still have an interest in the lawsuit

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