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Two Decisions by Eastland Court of Appeals on Fraction-of-Royalty Issue

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Fasken sued the Boren and Mabee descendants in 2019, contending that the 1933 deed reserved a floating 1/4th of the royalty. The Boren and Mabee descendants raised several affirmative defenses, including waiver, division order estoppel/estoppel by contract, judicial estoppel, estoppel by Continue reading

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