Comstock v. Thompson

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Sadler,

Comstock filed a bill in equity asking that the defendant, Thompson, be compelled to account for the proceeds of certain lands in which complainant claimed to have an interest. It appeared that several properties were held by Bolard, Harter and Thompson as tenants in common, the latter two conducting a business jointly in the production and sale of oil. The former acted as resident manager in Oklahoma, where the wells were located. * His one-fourth interest in the leaseholds was purchased in 1909 by the other co-owners, and, later, they acquired additional…