Legal Opinion
Hicks v. Southwestern Settlement & Development Corp.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 23, 1944No. 2457PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRISSOM, Justice.
Mrs. Bertha Neyland Hicks and 103 other plaintiffs brought this suit against Southwestern Settlement and Development Corporation and others in trespass to try title and for damages to a league of land, and also for damages for oil and gas alleged to have been produced from said land and converted by defendants. Kirby Lumber Corporation filed a disclaimer. The remaining defendants filed identical pleas in abatement and exceptions. Defendants’ pleas in abatement alleged that 574 additional persons were necessary parties plaintiff. That said 574 persons and plaintiffs were all…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Goodman v. Mayer Cohen, TrusteesTexas Supreme Court · 1939
- Hill v. NolanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912
- Hendricks v. SwiftCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
- Roosth & Genecov Production Co. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1944
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