Supreme Court of Texas

Because a covenant to obtain the best price reasonably attainable is implied under Texas law only to proceeds leases, not to market-value leases, gas royalty owners have not established "questions of law or fact common to the class" sufficient to support certification.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/19/2003
• Decided 07/03/2003
• Published 07/03/2003

Judges

• Chief Justice PHILLIPS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Court

• Supreme Court of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David M. Gunn, Beck Redden & Secrest, L.L.P., R. Doak Bishop, King & Spaulding LLP, Sashe D. Dimitroff, Clements O'NeillPierce Wilson Fulerson, Houston, Steven C. Kiser, Harper Estes, Lynch Chappell & Alsup, P.C., Midland, Roger Townsend, Alexander Dubose Jones & Townsend, Houston, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Levon G. Hovnatanian, Martin Disiere Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P., James L. Reed, Jr., James J. Ormiston, Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C., Robert Herring, Fleming & Associates, L.L.P., Houston, for Respondent.