Hamilton v. Joachim

This was a suit by S. Jo-achim, for himself, and as temporary administrator of the estate of his deceased wife, in which his five minor children, the heirs of the wife, were also joined as parties plaintiff, against H. Hamilton, H. Prince, and A. E. Stimson, as defendants.

The pleadings are very voluminous, and for the purposes of this opinion it is sufficient to say the petition alleged that Stimson leased certain premises in the Sour Lake oil field, in Hardin county, Tex., to S. Jo-achim for the development of oil by contract dated May 15, 1903, by the terms of which Joachim was to pay to…