Ford v. Barton

The appellant instituted this action in the district court of 1-Iood county against W. E. Barton and his wife, Irene Barton, and W. W. Jones, alleging in substance that he, the plaintiff, was the owner of a certain oil lease, described in the petition, which had. been given by W. E. Barton and wife to said W. W. Jones, and later by said Jones duly assigned to the plaintiff. It was further alleged that the parties named, conspiring together, were slandering the plaintiff’s title by asserting the claim that said lease had been forfeited, thereby preventing a sale of the lease by the plaintiff…