Exxon Corporation and Exxon Texas, Inc. v. Emerald Oil & Gas Company, L.C.

December 17, 2010 Mr. Shannon H. Ratliff Ratliff Law Firm, P.L.L.C. 600 Congress Ave., Suite 3100 Austin, Tx 78701-2984 Ms. Deborah G. Hankinson Hankinson Levinger LLP 750 North St. Paul Street, Suite 1800 Dallas, TX 75201 RE: Case Number: 05-0729 Court of Appeals Number: 13-99-00757-CV Trial Court Number: 96-7-8148 Style: EXXON CORPORATION AND EXXON TEXAS, INC. v. EMERALD OIL & GAS COMPANY, L.C. Dear Counsel: Today the Supreme Court of Texas issued an opinion in the above- referenced cause. The Court's opinion of March 27, 2009 is withdrawn and the opinion of this date is substituted. The judgment, issued March 27, 2009, remains in place. You may obtain a copy of the opinion at: http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/historical/recent.asp. If you would like the opinion by email, please contact Claudia Jenks at claudia.jenks@txcourts.gov or call (512)463-1312 ext. 41367. (Justice Guzman and Justice Lehrmann not sitting) Sincerely, [pic] Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk by Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk Enclosure |cc:|Ms. Ruby Garcia | | |Ms. Cathy Wilborn | | |Mr. Zachary S. | | |Brady | | |Ms. Susan Combs | | |Mr. Jerry Patterson| | | | | |Mr. William F. | | |Warnick | | |Mr. Keith Strama |