Otis v. Texas Co.

This is a petitory action instituted by petitioner and her husband, appearing herein individually and as head and master of the community, against Alice White Lewis, the surviving widow of Jerry Lewis, and defendant company, as parties in possession, to be decreed the owner of an undivided one-half interest in certain lands situated in the parish of Claiborne, and for judgment against defendants in solido for the value of one-half of the oil taken from said lands.

Plaintiffs applied in their petition for a writ of judicial sequestration, but by subsequent agreement signed by counsel on both…