Maxfield v. Pure Oil Co.

This suit was instituted by J. S. Maxfield and his daughter, Pauline Maxfield Shirley, joined by her husband, against the Pure Oil Company and others, in trespass to try title to a small tract of land in Van, Tex.; and, also to recover damages for conversion of oil from an oil well drilled on the premises.

The case was tried before a jury; but, at the conclusion of all the testimony, the trial court, on motion of the defendants, instructed a verdict in their favor, and accordingly entered judgment.

The questions raised before this court on appeal are the same questions which were before the…