Mobil Pipe Line Co. v. Smith

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• discussing Texas authority establishing that surface tenant’s existing rights may be altered by subsequent mineral lease regardless of whether surface and mineral estates were severed
• “Even when the owner leases the surface, the owner retains a right to enter into agreements that will affect the surface.... But the lessee will be entitled to recover damages which result from an interference with the lessee’s right to possession of the surface.”
• “Even when the owner leases the surface, the owner retains a right to enter into agreements that will affect the surface. . . . But the lessee will be entitled to recover damages which result from an interference with the lessee’s right to possession of the surface.”

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