Simmons v. Wilson

HALE, Justice.

This -suit -is based -upon -an accounting under a constructive trust. It involves certain overriding royalty interests a-sserted in and -to a mineral leasehold estate -covering 160 acres -of -o-il producing land designated as Survey No. 43 in Kleberg County, Texa-s. Appellant, Jay Simmons, -is the legal holder of the -leasehold in -controversy an-d -as such is -alleged to 'be the -equitable trustee for the benefit of appellees under the asserted trust.

- T-h-e suit was originally -instituted on June 15, 1945, ,by appellees H. A. Potter, Wm. E. Ramsey, Woodie Craig and Guy I.…