Even modern oil and gas deeds, which are often loaded with complex terminology, can be tricky to understand. Therefore, it’s not surprising that a warranty deed drafted in 1947 that uses vague wording to convey profitable oil and gas interests could set off an intense legal battle among family members that recently landed before the Supreme Court of Texas.
At the present time, the case Hysaw v. Dawkins is up on appeal from the Fourth Court of Appeals in Austin. The lawsuit is a legal dispute that has a number of Ethel Hysaw’s descendants combatting one another over the correct interpretation of Hysaw’s 1947 will, which conveys lucrative mineral interests to her children.
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