Pan American Petroleum Corp. v. Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Co.

FRASER, Justice.

We are confronted here with a motion to dismiss an appeal from the 83rd District Court, which granted a summary judgment in favor of appellees, as plaintiffs, against certain defendants who, it was alleged, were claiming some sort of an interest in the leaseholds held by the plaintiffs.

This law suit was filed against a number of defendants; plaintiffs seeking to adjudicate the rights of one group and seeking to interplead certain monies that might be due members of the other group in the way of royalties. The trial court below, after hearings, granted a summary judgment…