O. E. Welborn v. Tidewater Associated Oil Company, a Corporation

PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.

Welborn brought this action against Tidewater Associated Oil Company 1 to recover damages for alleged slander of title through the procuring and recording of an oil. and gas lease by Tidewater from Martha,Smith nee Heck and J. B. Garrett;' Tidewater interposed a motion to dismiss the first amended complaint on' the ground that it failed to state a claim upon which -■ relief, could be granted.. From' a -judgment sustaining the motion and dismissing, the. action,. Welborn. has appealed.

The material facts as alleged in the-' first amended complaint are these: Since on and…