Felber v. Sklar Oil Corp.

HALL, Chief Justice.

This action was brought by appellee against appellants for a declaratory judgment to determine whether certain oil payments due by it to appellants' had been paid. The question sought to be determined by the parties was whether appellants or appel-lee is liable for the gross production tax ■ levied by the State of Texas on the oil delivered by appellee to various pipelines for credit of appellants under the oil payment assignments from appellee to■ them. Trial was to the court without a jury and resulted in a judgment for appellee, Sklar Oil Corporation, that is, that the…