Leland Fikes Estate v. King Land & Cattle Corp.

OPINION

MASSEY, Chief Justice.

Leland Fikes died subsequent to dates of the opinions of this court in Fikes v. Ports, 373 S.W.2d 806 (1963, writ ref. n. r. e.) and King Land and Cattle Corporation v. Fikes, 414 S.W.2d 521 (1967, writ ref. n. r. e.). His place in material litigation, including that which is the subject of this opinion, has been taken by successors in interest. Nevertheless we will use his name just as was done in the prior opinions in what is written herein. Furthermore, since as applied to the instant litigation the interest of Trans-Southern Corporation is derivative from…