Corzelius v. Harrell

This suit was instituted by H. M. Harrell to set aside certain orders of the Railroad Commission relating to the pro duction of natural gas from the Bammel Field in Harris County. Corzelius and Meineke, one of his lessors, intervened. The orders under attack limited production of natural gas for light and fuel purposes to twenty million cubic feet daily, and provided that production should be prorated only when the average daily production exceeded nineteen million cubic feet for a thirty-day period. The trial court, after withdrawing the case from the. jury, rendered judgment: (1) cancelling…