Hubbartt v. Frank

This is an interlocutory appeal by the defendant, A. R. Frank, d/b/a Frank’s Petroleum Exploration, et al., pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 307(a) (2) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 110A, par. 307(a)(2)), from orders entered by the circuit court of Richland County appointing a receiver pendente lite to operate an oil and gas lease previously operated by the defendant under contract with the plaintiffs, Carl M. Hubbartt et al.

The plaintiffs in this cause are 41 individual investors in two oil and gas wells, commonly known as the Buss lease, located in Richland County. The plaintiffs acquired their…