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No. 99-0077
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ORYX ENERGY COMPANY as managing general partner of SUN OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP v. ZAPATA-FENDER, L.L.P., CHARLES SCHOULTZ, et al.

The Court requested full merits briefing on April 26, 1999. The Court denied review of the petition on August 26, 1999. File Closed

No Opinions

The Court has not issued any opinions in this case.

 

Court of Appeals

Appellate District:12th Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:Reversed & Remanded
COA Docket No.:12-96-00329-CV

Trial Court

Trial Court:241st District Court
County:Smith
Trial Judge:Honorable Justice Diane DeVasto
Trial Docket:92-2854-A/E/C

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Docket Entries

Date Event Outcome  
2000-04-11 Record returned to Court of Appeals  
2000-02-11 Case Stored  
  This case was waiting for a possible rehearing motion between August 26, 1999 and February 11, 2000.  
1999-08-26 Petition for Review disposed   Two applications for writ of error denied.
1999-08-26 Petition for Review disposed   Denied
1999-08-26 Petition for Review disposed   Two applications for writ of error denied.
1999-08-26 Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks.   dismissed as moot
1999-08-16 Reply brief filed (Petitioner)  
1999-08-12 Reply brief filed (Petitioner)  
1999-08-10 Reply brief filed (Petitioner)  
1999-07-28 Response to Petition for Review filed (Respondent)  
1999-07-26 Petitioner's reply brief (Petitioner)  
1999-07-21 Brief filed (Respondent)  
1999-07-14 Certification (various) in case received (Petitioner)  
1999-07-13 Call received  
1999-07-13 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response (Petitioner)  
1999-07-13 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
1999-06-28 Brief filed (Respondent)  
1999-06-28 Notice requesting filing fee  
1999-06-28 Appendix to any instrument (Petitioner)  
1999-06-28 Brief filed (Petitioner)  
1999-06-25 Brief filed (Petitioner)  
1999-06-11 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   dismissed as moot
1999-06-02 Designation of Lead Counsel (Respondent)  
1999-05-25 Motion for extension of time to file brief. (Petitioner)  
1999-05-24 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
1999-05-21 Motion for extension of time to file brief. (Respondent)  
1999-05-07 Miscellaneous motion filed. (Petitioner)  
1999-05-07 Record Received (See Remarks)  
1999-04-27 Record Requested in Petition for Review  
1999-04-26 Brief on the Merits Requested  
1999-04-01 Response to Petition for Review filed (Respondent)  
1999-04-01 Petitioner's reply brief (Petitioner)  
1999-03-22 Notice received (Respondent)  
1999-03-16 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
1999-03-12 Motion for Extension of Time filed (Petitioner)  
1999-03-02 Case forwarded to Court
1999-03-01 Response to Petition for Review filed (Respondent)  
1999-03-01 Petition for Review filed (Petitioner)  
1999-02-03 Letter Filed (Respondent)  
1999-01-27 Appendix to any instrument (Petitioner)  
1999-01-27 Petition for Review filed (Petitioner)  
1999-01-27 Phone call from Clerk's Office  

Parties

Party Counsel Role
ORYX ENERGY COMPANY
Mr. J. Albert Kroemer
Petitioner
MURPHY, CLEONE WILLIAMS
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
SPENCER, RUDOLPHUS
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
RODDY, JANE L.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
VERNER, JR., ROY
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
MCGINNEY, SIBYL
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
ROYALTY OWNERS
Mr. Donald M. Hunt
Respondent
ROBINSON, JOYCE E.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
PUCKETT, MARY VERNER
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
PUCKETT, TRUSTEE, LAWRENCE V.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
TAYLOR, CATHERINE
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
VERNER, ROY A.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
MCCAIN, M. A.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
TAVE, EVELYN
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
SCHOULTZ, JR., CHARLES A.
Ms. Deborah J. Race
Respondent
SCHOULTZ, JR., CHARLES A.
Respondent
TURMAN, BETTY H.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
THOMPSON, GLYNN PAUL
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
ROYALTY OWNWERS
Mr. Sam B. Cobb Jr.
Respondent
THOMPSON, JOE CHARLES
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
NEWMAN NELL DELAY
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
MCLELLAN, TRUSTEE, ROBERT J.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
KERR MCGEE CORPORATION
Ms. Jane E. Dillinger
Petitioner
STEWARD, LINNIE R.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
BOYD, MAURINE LUCAS
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
BELL, HENRY M.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
BERRY, JR., LEWIS E.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
BERRY, ZORA MARGARET
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
CURTIS, MINYON JEANETTE
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
BELL, NELL A.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
BUNDY, FARLAND C.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
HILDEBRAND, HENRIETTA P. C.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
CARTER, WILLIAM FRAIZER
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
C. M. HADDAD HEIRS LIVING TRUS
Mr. Donald M. Hunt
Respondent
ANDREWS, JOSEPH
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
HILDEBRAND, BOREN S.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
WEEKS, JOHN F.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
VIRGINIA STENGL TRUST
Mr. Donald M. Hunt
Respondent
CARTER, DOLORES
Mr. Donald M. Hunt
Respondent
WILLIAMS, JAMES DON
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
DUNBAR INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
ERWIN, MINER MAE
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
FERRELL, PEGGY
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
HARRIS, ALTHEA CARTER
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
C. V. CULVER TRUST
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
ESTATE OF FREDDY BRYAN CARTER
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
CRAYTON, VERDIS MAE
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
GLENN, WILLIAM A
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
FINN, WILLIAM F.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
DALSTON, JEAN
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
DIXON, ELIZABETH
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
ALBRIGHT, DONNA RUTH
Mr. Sam B. Cobb Jr.
Ms. Deborah J. Race
Respondent
HAWKINS, DONALD W.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
FINN, DOROTHY BELL
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
FORD, LARRY L.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
BROWN, PRESIDENT, WILLIAM A.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
GUERIN, JR., SAM
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
DORSEY, ELIZABETH
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
CARTER, JIMMY
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
ZAPATA-FENDER, L.L.P.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Mr. L. Wayne Scott
Respondent
BEAIRD, JR., HENRY E.,
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
GLENN, FRANK S.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
CRAYTON, ROSE M.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
WEEKS, W. ALDEN
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
BREEDLOVE FAMILY TRUST
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
BARROW, LOUISE L.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
WALKER, SARAH WEEKS
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
CARTER, MARY HELEN
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
WALTERS, ROBERT E. (DAN)
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
CALHOUN, STEVEN E.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
FENDER, DAVID M.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
CRAYTON, ROBERT WAYNE
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
SUN OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERS
Mr. Michael E. Gazette
Petitioner
CARTER, PATRICIA
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
WALKER, JOHNNIE JESTINE THOMPS
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
KABCO OIL & GAS COMPANY
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
JOHNSON, PAULINE
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
LUCAS, ERNEST
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
HURST, LILA J.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
LUCAS, ANTHONY
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
MARY JOHN SPENCE TRUST, I
Mr. Donald M. Hunt
Respondent
HURRINGTON, ROYAL KENNETH
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
HURRINGTON, JOHN WILSON
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
HURRINGTON, ROYAL KEITH
Mr. Donald M. Hunt
Respondent
JOHNSON, CLIFFORD I.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
HURST, ROBERT D.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
JACKSON, FRANCINE BUNDY
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
LUCAS, ALONZO
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
LUCAS, CORA
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
HOWARD, TRUSTEE, NORRIS
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
JOHNSON, CLARA MAE
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
MCCAIN, JAMES
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
HUTCHINSON, BARBARA B.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
MARTIN A. DAVEY, III, TRUST
Mr. Donald M. Hunt
Respondent
HURRINGTON, CLAUDE
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
CRAYTON, THOMAS EARL
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
TYLER BANK & TRUST, N.A. TRUS
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
CARTER, EXOR. WILLIAM FRAIZER
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
BREEDLOVE, COTRUSTEE JAMES R.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
HILDEBRAND, LHB TRUST IRENE C
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
HILTON, FRANCES NEWMAN
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
ADRIAN, CATHERINE NEWMAN
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
HILDEBRAND, MARSHALL S.
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
BREEDLOVE, COTRUSTEE WILLIAM
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
MARY JOHN SPENCE TRUST, II
Mr. Donald M. Hunt
Respondent
NEWMAN CHARLES H., III
Mr. Otis W. Carroll
Respondent
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