Leath v. Benton Abstract & Title Co.

Appellee, an incorporated company, sued appellant Judd H. Leath and O. E. Beavers, alleging that the defendants were operating as partners in the purchase and sale of oil and gas leases in Schleicher county, or, if not partners, were jointly interested in certain leases and jointly engaged in an enterprise for their mutual benefit and profit in the sale of leases, and jointly and severally liable on obligations incurred in furtherance of the joint enterprise; that the plaintiff company was an abstractor engaged in the business of making, furnishing, copying, and certifying to abstracts of…