Letwin v. Gulf Oil Corporation

BLAIR, Justice.

This is a Rule 37 case. The Commission granted a permit to drill well No. 7 (third well) on a 7.31-acre tract, or the seventh well on a 18.41-acre tract if the 7.31-acre tract be regarded as a voluntary subdivision; which is admitted. The land is in Rusk County, in the East Texas Oil Field, and the permit was granted as an exception to the applicable Rule 37 to prevent confiscation of property and to prevent waste. No point or proof was made as to confiscation; and the trial to the court without a jury resulted in a judgment cancelling the permit and perpetually enjoining the…