Bentley v. Zelma Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Tulsa County; Conn Linn, Judge. Suit by W. C. Bentley and others against the Zelma Oil Company, the Almez Oil Company, the Nemo Oil Company, and .H. B. Houghton, president of such corporations and trustee for some one or more of them. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
W. 0. Bentley and 13 other minority stockholders of the Zelma Oil Company brought this suit against the Zelma Oil Company, the Almez Oil Company, the Nemo Oil Company, separate corporations, and H. B. Houghton, president and manager of all of said corporations, and trustee for some one or more of same; the object ot the suit being to cancel a certain well-drilling contract and certain assignments of an oil and gas lease, for fraud. The well-drilling contract was made between H. B. Hough-ton, as president of the Zelma Oil Company, and one Max Moore; the assignments in question being of a lease…
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