McRoberts v. Hayes

SANDERS, Justice.

Plaintiff brought this suit to dissolve and liquidate an alleged verbal partnership with the defendant, Raymond B. Hayes. Thereafter, he filed six amended and supplemental petitions alleging a verbal partnership or joint venture with the defendant Hayes to promote various endeavors in connection with the production of oil and gas, including the securing of mineral leases and the forming of corporations.

Plaintiff seeks a decree that the partnership or joint venture owns a mineral lease interest held by Expedition Oils, Inc., a corporation whose principal stockholder is…