Wagster v. Nabors Oil Corp.

The plaintiff, A. D. Wagster, instituted this action against the defendant, Nabors Oil Corporation, Inc., on July 28, 1927, to obtain a partition of a lot in the town of Ferriday, alleged to have been owned by the parties in indivisión.

The plaintiff alleges he had acquired an undivided one-half interest in the lot from Walter Neely under deed of date April 30, 1926, and that his vendor had acquired from A. R. Griffin and J. O. Griffin under deed of date January 31, 1924, in which the transfer was made to J. W. Neely & Son, Walter Neely being the person designated as the son of J. W. Neely.

Defe…