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· 2/27/1986

MCZ, INC. v. Smith

Citations

  • 707 S.W.2d 672
  • 91 Oil & Gas Rep. 373
  • 1986 Tex. App. LEXIS 12252

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “A court can award prejudgment interest upon equitable principles to compensate one for another’s possession and use of his funds.”
  • court can award prejudgment interest based upon equity for compensation of another’s use of his funds
  • \A court can award prejudgment interest upon equitable principles to compensate one for another's possession and use of his funds.\
  • lease, not joined in by remainder-men, was ineffective to authorize drilling in derogation of the remaindermen’s rights
  • operator of well became the producing cotenant to the non-signing re-maindermen’s interest, and its production triggered its duty under Texas law to account to the remainder interests for the minerals produced, less proportionate reasonable costs

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Judges: Duggan, Smith, Hoyt

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