Brightwell v. International-Great Northern Railroad

Mr. Judge CRITZ

of the Commission of Appeals delivered the opinion for the court.

This suit was instituted i nthe District Court of Anderson County, Texas, by W. J. Brightwell et al. against International-Great Northern Railroad Company for an injunction to restrain the Railroad Company from drilling or permitting to be drilled any well for oil or gas on a certain portion of its right-of-way in Rusk County, Texas. Brightwell et al. sought a temporary injunction pending the litigation, and prayed that on final hearing such temporary injunction be made permanent. The application for the temporary…