The Texas Co. v. State

267 S.W.2d 456 (1954)

THE TEXAS CO. et al.

v.

STATE.

No. 12585.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

March 10, 1954.

Rehearing Denied April 28, 1954.

Wm. E. Loose, Houston, Black & Stayton, Austin, for appellant, The Texas Co.

Joseph W. Moore, Houston, E. G. Lloyd, Jr., Jacob S. Floyd, Alice, for appellant, Duval County Ranch Co.

John Ben Shepperd, Atty. Gen., Phillip Robinson, Asst. Atty. Gen., John Peace and Charles D. Mathews, Sp. Assts. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

POPE, Justice.

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