Dyer v. Railroad Comm. of Texas

Dyer, doing business under the tradename of Ozozo Refining Company, brought this suit against the Railroad Commission, seeking injunctive relief authorizing the shipment of 160,000 barrels of products and by-products of crude petroleum oil in the Fast Texas Field. The state, through the Attorney General, intervened, and sought confiscation of the property on the ground that it had been produced in excess of the allowable, and was therefore contraband. Various parties alleged to claim some interest in the property were made parties, including the Republic National Bank of Dallas. In a trial to…