Burford v. Burford

GRAY, Justice.

Appellant sued appellees to establish his title to an equal undivided one fourth mineral interest in lands in Runnels and Taylor Counties. He alleged that appellees hold the record title to such lands and by virtue of a parol agreement the equal undivided one fourth mineral interest is held in trust for him.

Appellant’s claim to the mineral interest sued for is founded on the following facts: D. L. Burford died intestate in 1922, possessed of the lands which are the subject matter of this suit, and left surviving him his wife and five children. The oldest of the children, Jodie…