Court Opinion

ID: 9679612
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 06:59:45.132845+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:17:16.826022
License: Public Domain

On Motion for Rehearing.
The land and lease involved are subject to the Texas Relinquishment Act. It is seen, however, that the Labbe Family’s cross-action does not challenge the validity of the lease from the State nor the rights of the State as lessor, but says that the lease has been abandoned or surrendered to appellants by appellee. When these-pleadings are tested in the light required! under summary judgment practice, we cannot say that appellants have no cause of action.
Appellee urges that we should set forth the issues to be tried upon the trial-on the merits in order to simplify that trial. We do not feel that this Court is in a position to do so at this time. Appellee has never filed an answer to the cross-action and we can not anticipate the defenses that will be urged to the cross-action. Furr ther, we can not anticipate the evidence that will be developed during a full hearing.
The motion for rehearing is overruled.