Stanolind Oil & Gas Co. v. Newman Brothers Drill. Co.

305 S.W.2d 169 (1957)

STANOLIND OIL AND GAS COMPANY et al., Petitioners,

v.

NEWMAN BROTHERS DRILLING COMPANY et al., Respondents.

No. A-6164.

Supreme Court of Texas.

June 19, 1957.

Rehearing Denied October 2, 1957.

Turner, Rodgers, Winn, Scurlock & Terry, Dallas, Bryan, Suhr & Bering, Houston, Warren Sparks and Arthur F. Whitt, Tulsa, Okl., for petitioner.

Dawson Bryant, Jayton, Ratliff, Conner & Walker, Spur, Cox, Patterson & Smith, San Antonio, Adkins, Folley, McConnell & Hankins, Amarillo, for respondent.

WALKER, Justice.

This is an action to determine the ownership of an undivided one-half of the…