Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Duncan
Texas Commission of Appeals
Decided January 6, 1932No. 1293—5775PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEDDY, J.'
In September, 1929, the town of Yan, in Van Zandt county, consisted of two stores and a few residences. At that time one of the major oil companies was drilling a well near this village. Plaintiffs in error, J. T. Thompson, E. L. Fowler, B. M. Fowler, and E. B. Tunnell owned several tracts of land in the immediate vicinity of this town site. Defendant in error, J. L. Duncan, was an experienced promoter of town sites in oil fields. On the 27th day of September, 1929, plaintiffs in error entered into written contracts with defendant in error for the purpose of developing a town site…
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