Daniel v. Allen

JOHNSON, Chief Justice.

Prior to the matters giving rise to this lawsuit, J. V. Borders and wife, Essie, owned in fee Lots 1, 2, 3, 10, 11 and 12 in Block 135 of the town of Kilgore, Gregg County, Texas. February 3, 1931, they executed in the usual form an oil and gas lease to O. B. Thompson covering all said lots. February 5th, they conveyed in fee, to Fred Bantuelle 60x150 feet off the west end of Lots 1, 2 and 3. March 6th they conveyed to O. K. Allen an undivided ½ interest in the minerals in and under all of said lots. May 16th they conveyed to Oliver Daniel an undivided ⅛ interest in the…