Peoples National Bank of Tyler v. Cranek

EVANS, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the trial court overruling the defendants’ plea of privilege.

The plaintiffs, owners of an oil, gas and mineral lease in Colorado County, Texas, known as the Cranek lease, brought this suit against the owners of the Frederickson lease, which is adjacent to the Cranek lease, alleging that the defendants had illegally drained gas from the Cranek leasehold. In amended pleadings, the plaintiffs named additional party defendants and alleged that there was further controversy as to the parties’ rights in the oil, gas and minerals underlying an…