Wood v. Security Petroleum Co.

On October 13, 1919, J. W. Wood and his two brothers owned a tract of land in Eastland county. One of the brothers disposed of his interest in the land to the other brothers, and the two, J. W. and J. A. Wood, on January 2, 1923, brought this suit against the Security Petroleum Company, an unincorporated joint-stock company, alleging its officers, trustees, agents, and stockholders to be J. A. Beard, T. A. Bendy, Arthur W. Jones, J. E. Eaves, Luther Niekles, and Cleves Rhea. After stating the nature of the company as shown by its articles of association, as disclosed by the deed records of…