To begin, in Texas the Mother Hubbard clause has been limited to cover only those lands of which the parties did not have knowledge at the time the lease was issued additional acreage not described in the Receivership Lease equals 73% of the acreage actually described in the lease and thus does not come within the purview of the Mother Hubbard clause. At its core, the Mother Hubbard clause is an insurance policy. the general or Mother Hubbard clause] apparent reasonable purpose is to prevent the leaving of small unleased pieces or strips of land, like the tract here in controversy, which may exist without the knowledge of one or both of the parties by reason of incorrect surveying, careless location of fences, or other mistake.
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