Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Company v. Masterson

As originally instituted, this was a suit brought by respondents against petitioners on two causes of action: The first was a statutory trespass to try title action in respect to seven-elevenths (7/11) interest in a specific one-fourth (1/4) mineral interest in five tracts of land in the Manuel Tijerino Survey in Harris County, Texas. The second cause of action was an action *550for the value of oil and gas produced from and in respect to the mineral interest sued for by respondents. The title controversy was severed by order of the trial court from the money controversy, and we are concerned…