McAnally v. Texas Co.

This is an appeal from the district court of Fisher county. There are numerous parties who, by reason of mutual interests, fall into four groups. These groups will be referred to as ’(1) J. B. McAnally et al., plaintiffs below, appellants here; (2) Bolton Smith et al; (3) Minnie Polk et al., both defendants below, appellants also; and (4) the Texas Company et al., defendants below, appellees here. This suit is the result of a consolidation of three suits in the trial court, and the above groups assumed in the new suit the relation above indicated.

From the viewpoint of each group of litigants,…