Mershon v. Essley

Milton Mershon commenced this action against J. L. Essley, W. G. Mouser and Champlin Refining Company, a corporation, to establish his claim of ownership of an undivided one-sixth interest in a certain oil and gas lease, and to compel the persons named as defendants to make legal conveyance to the plaintiff of such one-sixth interest and to compel said persons to make accounting as to proceeds derived from said lease. The plaintiff prayed that receiver be appointed and that Champlin Refining Company be restrained from making payment of money to its codefendants for its purchase of oil from…