Crothers v. General Petroleum Corp.

MUSSELL,

J.—This is an action in which plaintiff seeks to establish his right to 1 per cent of all oil and gas produced from land in Fresno County. A jury trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiff and thereafter the trial court granted defendants’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Plaintiff appeals from the judgment entered upon the granting of this motion.

On August 28, 1908, four certificates of purchase issued by the registrar of the State Land Office and each covering 40 acres of land involved herein were assigned to Standard Investment Company, a corporation, hereinafter…