Humphreys Oil Co. v. Liles

Mrs. Lizzie Liles and others sued the Humphreys Oil Company and others to recover damages for certain oil alleged to have been converted by the defendants, and for the destruction of a “pick up” station belonging to the plaintiffs, resulting in the loss of the value of other oil alleged also to have been converted by the defendants. There was a judgment in the trial court in favor of the plaintiffs in the sum of $30,690. Upon appeal by defendants the Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the judgment of the trial court. 262 S. W. 1058. The principal question presented by this writ of error is one…