Texas Co. v. Dunlap

LEDDY,' J.

We adopt from the opinion [21 S.W.(2d) 707] of the Court of Civil Appeals the following statement of the case:

“Appellee instituted this suit to recover from appellants, the Texas Company, Texas Pipe Line Company, and the Kirby Petroleum Company, judgment for $40,000, the alleged value of oil which he claimed said defendants had extracted from certain land owned by him. Said appellants, by cross-action, brought in a number of defendants, asking in event they were cast in the suit, for judgment over against said cross-defendants. The cause was tried to the court, and resulted in.…