ConocoPhillips Co. v. Koopmann

Supreme Court of Texas · Decided 2018-03-23

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Justice Green delivered the opinion of the Court. In this case, we must determine whether the common law rule against perpetuities invalidates a grantee's future interest in the grantor's reserved non-participating royalty interest. We hold that it does not, but on grounds different from those expressed by the court of appeals. However, we hold that the reservation's savings clause is ambiguous and affirm the court of appeals' rem…

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