Diederich v. Dempsey

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Rees

Affirming in

part and reversing in part.

Between May 31 and September 10, 1930, L. A. Dempsey, husband of appellee, Mary J. Dempsey, obtained twenty gas and oil leases in Martin county. The leases were taken in the name of John T. Diederich, trustee, with the understanding that Mary J. Dempsey and John T. Diederich each owned ,a one-half interest. In order to procure development of the leases a one-half undivided interest therein was assigned to W. H. McOlung and H. H. Baker, both residents of West Virginia, by an instrument acknowledged on Sept. 16, 1930, by „…