Gray v. Amerada Petroleum Corp.

■ Appellants, plaintiffs below, sued for the title and possession of 692 acres of land in Frio County, Texas. Among the defenses put üp by the defendants, the oil companies, and Michael, the third party defendant, under whom they held, were the defenses of estoppel by judgment and res judicata arising out of the fact that Michael had, in the District Court of Bexar County, Texas, recovered against plaintiffs a final judgment for title and possession of the lands described in plaintiffs’ petition. Based on this defense, a motion for summary judgment, supported by Michael’s affidavit and the…