Culver v. Pickens

Mr. Judge Hickman,

of the Commission of Appeals, delivered the opinion for the Court.

Petitioners, heirs and claimants under heirs of George L. Culver, deceased, brought this action to establish a constructive trust based upon alleged fraud on the part of respondent, W. L. Pickens, who was formerly administrator of the estate of the deceased, and for an accounting; the property upon which it is sought to establish a trust consisting largely of oil and gas leases and oil bearing properties fully described in the petition. In a pretrial hearing special exceptions to their second amended original…