Marathon Oil Co. v. Lambert

LOONEY, Justice.

V. C. Lambert, appellee, owner and lessor of a certain oil filling station located at the corner of Peak street and Parry avenue in the city of Dallas, sued Jack Cannon, original lessee of the premises, and the Marathon Oil Company, appellant, as assignee of Cannon, to recover overdue and unpaid rentals. The case was submitted to the court without a jury and resulted in judgment in favor of appellant, for the sum of $1,107.93, against both defendants, jointly and severally, from which the Marathon Oil Company alone appealed.

Appellee’s cause of action against the appellant is…