Hipp v. Donald

SPEER, Justice.

This is a trespass to try title suit instituted by Paul Donald and J. M. Donald, and J. W. Cummings and wife against A. S. Hoffman and wife; the First National Bank of Childress, Texas; Mrs. Alton W. Hipp and husband, Ben Hipp, to recover and quiet title to 96½ acres of described land in Montague County, Texas. Plaintiffs’ claims are that the Donalds above named own the mineral rights in the land and that the Cummings own the surface rights.

Subsequent to the filing of this suit all matters claimed against the defendants, the Hoffmans and the Childress bank, were settled and…