The Texas Co. v. Newton Naval S. Co.

223 Miss. 468 (1955)

78 So.2d 751

THE TEXAS COMPANY

v.

NEWTON NAVAL STORES CO., INC.

No. 39508.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 16, 1955.

Welch & Gibbes, Laurel; John W. Kelly, Jr., New Orleans, Louisiana, for appellant.

Newton & Blass, Wiggins, for appellee.

LEE, J.

The bill of complaint of The Texas Company, a corporation, and the answer and cross bill of Newton Naval Stores Co., Inc., presented, in their final analysis, a controversy involving, as between them, title to gas, oil and minerals on about fifteen acres of land, as described in the pleadings. Other parties were joined; but by…