Moore v. Wilson

DUNKLIN, Chief Justice.

This suit was instituted by James S.' Moore to recover title to an alleged oil and gas lease on ISO acres of land in Cooke' County, and for the value of oil and gas removed therefrom.

Two separate groups of individuals were' named defendants. The first group, designated lessors, included Mrs. O. Wilson, a widow, and her eight children, some of whom were married daughters, and their husbands were also included in that group.

The second group of defendants, designated lessees, was composed of E. L. Gill and M. L. and O. W.. Witherspoon.

According to allegations in…