Court Opinion

ID: 9363409
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Date Created: 2023-01-16 00:09:26.601509+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:15:31.755955
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11TH COURT OF APPEALS
                                 EASTLAND, TEXAS
                                     JUDGMENT

Kay Brooke-Willbanks,                         * From the 118th District Court
                                                of Howard County,
                                                Trial Court No. 53258-A.

Vs. No. 11-21-00105-CV                        * January 12, 2023

Flatland Mineral Fund, LP;                    * Opinion by Trotter, J.
Flatland Sidecar, LLC; and                      (Panel consists of: Bailey, C.J.,
Expedition Royalty Company, LLC,                Trotter, J., and Williams, J.)

     This court has inspected the record in this cause and concludes that there is
error in the judgment below. Therefore, in accordance with this court’s opinion,
the judgment of the trial court is reversed and rendered in part, and reversed and
remanded in part.     We render judgment for Kay Brooke-Willbanks that the
outstanding NPRIs in the chain of title proportionately burdened her mineral
interest and the mineral interest of Flatland Mineral Fund, LP and Flatland Sidecar,
LLC (collectively Flatland). The judgment of the trial court is also reversed insofar
as it awarded damages to Flatland for money had and received, and the cause is
remanded to the trial court for reconsideration of the damages asserted by Flatland
on its claim for money had and received. The costs incurred by reason of this
appeal are taxed one-third against Flatland Mineral Fund, LP; one-third against
Flatland Sidecar, LLC; and one-third against Expedition Royalty Company, LLC.