Cantley v. Gulf Production Co.

Mary E. Cantley, Polly Timmes, and Alberta Tibbs, being the children of John Douglass, deceased, joined by their husbands, filed a trespass to try title suit for a 30-foot strip of land, designated as Lot No. 5 in a partition of the Tucker estate, set aside in the decree of partition for a road, which was never opened. Plaintiffs in the trial court specially pleaded title by the ten years statute of limitation; which was sustained by the finding of the jury. The Gulf Production Company, as the alleged leasehold owner, and various royalty owners, the fee owner, and the heirs of Tucker were…