Peden Iron & Steel Co. v. Jenkins
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Robertson County; John Watson, Judge. Action by the Peden Iron & Steel Company against E. G. Jenkins and others. Judgment for defendants, motion for new trial overruled, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
About February 21, 1915, a flowing well was brought in in the Thrall oil field, near the town of Thrall, in Williamson county, Tex. The well was on the land belonging to one Fritz Fuchs. A few days later another flowing well was brought in on the Fuchs land, about 150 feet from the first well, known as the Murphy well. Both of these flowing wells continued to flow oil, without apparent diminution as to the quantity of oil produced, until after April 20, 1915. The bringing in of these oil wells in an entirely new field caused quite a lot of excitement. About April 1, 1915, the appellees, 20…
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