Harding v. Continental Pipe Line Co.

The opinion of the court was.delivered by

Wedell, J.:

This was an action by heirs at law of a decedent to quiet title to a tract of land and also to recover damages for the alleged conversion of oil from the land. Judgment was rendered for plaintiffs on the first cause of action and against them on the second. Plaintiffs appeal.

We shall continue to refer to the parties as plaintiffs and defendant. The latter is Sinclair Oil and Gas Company, sole appellee.

The appeal involves a pretrial conference and plaintiffs’ contentions require examination of the issues joined by the pleadings. The material…