Strayhorn v. Jones

MARTIN, Justice.

This cause of action was a suit in trespass to try title as filed by appellees. The lands, and minerals thereunder, in issue are located in Sections One, Three and Five of the original John Rodman Survey in Kent County, Texas in what is commonly known as the Salt Creek Oil Field. Title to the three tracts in the Rodman' Survey passed regularly to D. R. Kendall who conveyed the same to W. W. Barron who-conveyed the land in Sections Three and Five, North and West of the Salt Fork of Brazos River to J. A. Price on August 1, 1924; the land in Sections Three and Five south of the…