Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. Storm

SUTTON, Justice.

This appeal is from the 117th District Court of Nueces County. The suit was in form trespass to try title but had for its purpose and object the cancellation and removal as cloud an oil and gas lease on 80 acres of land situated in Jim Wells County fully described in the pleadings. The trial was to the Court and judgment for the plaintiffs, Wash Storm and his wife, from which the defendants have appealed. On the merits there is but one point, but the defendants on appeal raise for the first time a question of jurisdiction based on the proposition there are absent necessary and…