John Barfield and Tana Barfield, Wife, Individually, and John Barfield and Tana Barfield as Next Friends of C. B. and K. B., Minor Children v. SandRidge Energy, Inc. and Jose Pepe Saenz ( 2020 )

COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
JOHN BARFIELD AND TANA §
BARFIELD, WIFE, INDIVIDUALLY, No. 08-17-00059-CV
AND JOHN BARFIELD AND TANA §
BARFIELD AS NEXT FRIENDS OF C. Appeal from the
B. AND K. B., MINOR CHILDREN, §
109th District Court
Appellants, §
of Andrews County, Texas
v. §
(TC# 19145)
SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC., AND §
JOSE “PEPE” SAENZ,
Appellees.
JUDGMENT
The Judgment issued by the Court on December 6, 2019 is withdrawn and the following is
the Judgment of the Court.
The Court has considered this cause on the record and concludes there was no error in the
trial court’s judgment granting traditional and no-evidence summary judgment in favor of
Appellee Saenz. We therefore affirm the portion of the trial court’s judgment in favor of Appellee
Saenz.
We further conclude there was error in the trial court’s order granting traditional and no-
evidence summary judgment in favor of Appellee SandRidge Energy, Inc. We therefore reverse
that portion of the trial court’s judgment in favor of Appellee SandRidge Energy, Inc. and remand
the cause to the trial court for further proceedings, in accordance with this Court’s opinion. We
further order that Appellants recover from Appellee SandRidge Energy, Inc. all costs of this
appeal, for which let execution issue. This decision shall be certified below for observance.
IT IS SO ORDERED THIS 27TH DAY OF MARCH, 2020.
GINA M. PALAFOX, Justice
Before Alley, C.J., Rodriguez, and Palafox, JJ.
Alley, C.J., dissenting
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