Williams v. Pure Oil Co.

This suit was instituted in the district court of Van Zandt county by plaintiffs in error, in the form of trespass to try title, to recover one-tenth interest in 132.8 acres of land against those claiming to be the owners of the entire fee, and against the Pure Oil Company, claiming to be the owner of a mineral lease of the entire tract, for a one-tenth net interest in the value of the oil taken from producing wells on the land. There are also made parties defendant a number of other persons and corporations, some of whom claim royalty in the oil and minerals taken from the land, and others…