Legal Opinion
Smoot & Smoot v. Nelson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 27, 1928No. 12041PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtConner, C. J.
In 1918, Sam Sparks secured a permit from the state of Texas to drill for oil and gas on 981.9 acres of land along the right bank of the Red River northeast of Wichita Falls, claimed by Texas as belonging to her. Sparks subdivided the area, and one of the subdivisions of 10 acres was duly conveyed to appellee Walter Nelson. An adjoining subdivision of a like number of acres was conveyed to John C. Kay. Kay and Nelson later conveyed the several tracts owned by them to the Lone Star Refining Company, hereinafter called refining company, pooling their interest under an agreement that, wherever a…
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