Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. Akin

E. P. Akin and wife and others sued the Magnolia Petroleum Company in the district court of Stephens county to recover damages growing out of the operation of certain oil leases, amongst other elements, for royalty upon gasoline; the petition in this respect alleging:

“The gas taken by the defendant from the wells on said leases contains gasoline in large quantities, the gasoline being refined oil, so that under the terms of said leases the plaintiffs are and have át all times been entitled to recover one-eighth of such gasoline under the terms of said leases. That the defendant has taken from…