Eagen v. Tri-State Oil Co.

HAMITER, Judge.

In September of 1935, plaintiff acquired a surface lease on lots 9 and 10, Block 12 of the Townsite of Rodessa, Louisiana, and during January of 1936, erected several buildings thereon. A previously executed oil, gas and mineral lease affected the property. The building on the front portion of the lots was used as a drug store, grocery establishment and hotel, while those on the rear contained rooms and apartments that were rented out by plaintiff on a weekly basis.

During the early part of 1936, the defendants in this suit, Tri-State Oil Company, Inc., and R. J. Wolfe, obtained…