American Sulphur Royalty Co. v. Freeport Sulphur Co.

Appellant, the owner of the royalties accruing under the contract, of purchase by which appellee Freeport- Sul-phur Company acquired title and holds and operates extensive sulphur mines near the city of Freeport in Brazoria county, brought this suit to recover damages from the' sul-phur company for its failure to develop and operate the sulphur mines in good faith and with reasonable diligence, and to require it to proceed with and continue such development and operation in good faith and with reasonable diligence or surrender its rights in the property. The other appellees were subsidiary…