Western States Oil & Land Co. v. Helms

This action was commenced in the district court of Oklahomá county by the defendants in error (hereinafter referred to as plaintiffs) on February 7, 1924, for the recovery of a judgment against the plaintiffs in error, the Western States Oil & Land Company (hereinafter referred to as the oil company) and Len S. Swaggert and Pauline Swaggert (hereinafter referred to as the landowners).

On the trial of the action judgment was rendered in favor of t'he plaintiffs against the oil company and the landowners, and each of them, from which an appeal was taken by them to this court.

An examination of…