On March 13, the Texas Supreme Court held in favor of DGC client COG Operating LLC (now ConocoPhillips) in Clifton v. Johnson.  A copy of the opinion is available: Opinion. The supreme court reversed the court of appeals and reinstated the trial court’s final judgment that the deed at issue conveyed a fixed 1/128 royalty interest.  Specifically, the unanimous opinion held that deed’s language rebutted the Van Dyke presumption.  DGC Shareholders Jacob Davidson and Julie Griffis represented COG.

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