Fitz-Gerald v. Hull

In this cause the respondent herein, H. Winston Hull and Charles C. Green, as plaintiffs, sued the petitioner, James FitzGerald, as defendant, in a statutory action of trespass to try *42title to, and for an interest in, an oil and gas lease on certain described lands in Hockley County, Texas. For convenience, the lands will be called the Coble lands. Plaintiffs also alleged in detail a statement of their claims for recovery.

Generally, the allegations and proof show a joint venture entered into between respondents — plaintiffs below, and petitioner — defendant below — to acquire an oil, gas and…