United North & South Oil Co. v. Meredith

The present appeal is from an order appointing a receiver of property in litigation with powers to develop its mineral resources by executing oil and gas leases, giving to the lessees an interest in the minerals. The order was made after final judgment in the main case and pending appeal from that judgment. The application and appointment are predicated upon Rev. St. art. 2128, subd. 1, which authorizes the appointment of a receiver—

“in an action * * * between partners or others jointly owning or interested in any property or fund, on the application of the plaintiff or any party whose right…