Case Overview

Representing BPX Operating Company in a dispute regarding ownership of working (and related royalties) interest that was foreclosed on and sold through a tax foreclosure lawsuit. BPX is the leaseholder of the subject interest. Through summary judgment proceedings, the Court found that the tax foreclosure sale was valid, and that BPX owns leasehold title to the subject tract. The plaintiff appealed that decision to the El Paso Court of Appeals, No. 08-25-00037-CV. The matter is in the briefing stage at the Court of Appeals.