Harper v. Wilson

COTTERAL, Circuit Judge.

This suit was brought by Chester T. Harper against W. W. Wilson, his wife, Florence Wilson, and their two sons, Glen and Gilbert Wilson, to establish a trust in Harper’s favor upon a half interest in the royalties payable under contracts assigning to certain named persons four separate oil and gas leasing permits upon lands in Colorado andWyoming, to.declare appellant’s ownership of such interest, to direct an accounting, and to obtain a judgment for royalties sold to innocent purchasers.

This relief was sought upon an alleged joint adventure contract between Harper and…