Praeletorian Diamond Oil Ass'n v. Garvey

Appellant sued appellees, N. Garvey and Lone Star Gravel Company, to recover for the value of commercial gravel taken out of land, the property of appellee Garvey, which land was under a mineral lease to appellant, and also seeking to restrain the further taking of gravel from said land.

Appellant alleged that it was an unincorporated joint-stock association, of which Garvey was a member, and that said association was formed for the purpose of securing mineral leases, discovering and producing oil, gas, and other minerals, and marketing same, as well as selling stock in the association; that…