Stanolind Oil & Gas Co. v. Ambrose

McCORD, Circuit Judge.

On February 23, 1940, over the protest and objection of Stanolind Oil and Gas Company, the Railroad Commission of Texas granted to W. D. Ambrose a permit to drill eight additional oij wells on his lease in the East Texas Oil Field. Thereupon Stanolind brought suit against Am-brose and the Commission, and sought to cancel the permit and enjoin the drilling of the additional wells. At Stanolind’s request, and upon the filing of a $10,000 bond in court, a preliminary injunction was issued on March 16, 1940, and Ambrose was notified that he had been temporarily enjoined and…