Texas Panel Reverses Damages Award To Leaseholder In Fracking Well Dispute

Mealey's (October 20, 2017, 3:02 PM EDT) -- TYLER, Texas — A Texas appeals court on Oct. 18 reversed a trial court’s decision to award a property owner $2,088,723.80 plus prejudgment interest in a well dispute with a hydraulic fracturing company, ruling that there was no evidence of trespass or a breach of the lease agreement between the parties (XTO Energy Inc. v. Elton Goodwin, No. 12-16-68, Texas App., 12th Dist., Tyler; 2017 Tex. App. LEXIS 9739)....