Texas - Oil & Gas

摘要

Lessor's Diligence in Discovering Lessee's Fraud Held Question of Fact In Hooks v. Samson Lone Star, Ltd. Partnership, No. 12-0920, 2015 WL 393380 (Tex. Jan. 30, 2015), the Texas Supreme Court addressed a number of issues arising from oil and gas leases on land in Jefferson and Hardin Counties, Texas, between Charles Hooks, as lessor, and Samson Lone Star, LLC (Samson), as lessee. The most interesting one, which the court dealt with first, involved whether or not Hooks was barred by limitations from pursuing his claim that Samson had fraudulently induced his amendment of the Jefferson County lease to allow pooling.