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The plaintiffs bought a 40-acre tract from the seller with the seller reserving all minerals and royalties except that the seller conveyed "a 1/4 non-participating royalty interest in and to all of the royalty paid on production." The seller then later conveyed his remaining mineral interest to the defendant. An oil and gas lease was executed on the property, and the plaintiffs claimed that they were entitled to 1/4 of the royalty actually received that was paid on production. The court agreed. Leal v. Cuanto Antes Mejor, LLC, No. 04-14-00694-CV, 2015 Tex. App. LEXIS 6724 (Tex. Ct. App. Jul. 1, 2015).