Worrell v. Roxana Petroleum Corp.

HALL, C.

This is an action by the Roxana Petroleum Corporation against C. C. Worrell, to recover one-half of the proceeds of a certain judgment which Worrell had obtained and in which the Roxana Petroleum Corporation was primarily interested. The suit was on a contract between it and Wor-rell, whereby Worrell, for a good and valuable consideration, agreed to apportion one-lialf of the proceeds of the judgment to the plaintiff.

The history of the controversy is somewhat novel. In fact, it is as much befitting a plot for a thrilling book on human intrigue and fraud-complex as it is a proper…