Texas Oil & Gas Corporation v. Vela

BARROW, Justice.

This suit was brought by appellees Juan M. Vela and three others as lessors, hereinafter referred to as appellees Vela, under an oil and gas lease, against four groups of owners of the working interest in such lease, to recover alleged deficiencies in royalty payments, as well as additional relief on the theory that the lease premises were being drained and had not been properly developed. Appellees L. A. Nordan and Hannah D. Gaines intervened and asserted that they were owners of part of the royalty interest, and sought to recover if appellees Vela recovered.

A judgment was…