Hughes v. Atlantic Refining Company

STEAKLEY, Justice.

This is an appeal in a statutory action to establish that certain described lands in Henderson County, Texas, are vacant and subject to lease. The Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the dismissal of the suit by the trial court for want of jurisdiction. 416 S.W.2d 619. We hold that Petitioner’s suit invoked the jurisdiction of the district court but is subject to abatement because of the lack of necessary parties; accordingly, we reverse the judgments below and remand the cause.

Article 5421c, Section 6, Vernon’s Annotated Texas Civil Statutes, is the governing statute. It does…