Hamill & Smith v. Parr

SMITH, Chief Justice.

George B. Parr brought this action against Claud B. Hamill and R. E. Smith, comprising the firm of Hamill and Smith, to recover an undivided one-fourth interest in an oil and gas lease upon a tract of 420 acres of land in Webb County, and one-fourth of the net profits derived from oil operations on the land. Parr recovered as prayed for and Hamill and Smith have appealed.

Prior and subsequent to the transactions involved here, appellants and appellee were personal friends, as well as business associates in other matters.

In April, 1936, appellants were operating upon what…