Mid-Texas Petroleum Co. v. Colcord
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Young County; H. F. Weldon, Judge. Suit by the Mid-Texas Petroleum Company and another against C. F. Colcord and others. From a judgment for plaintiffs for insufficient relief, all parties • appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtConner, C. J.
The appellants, the Mid-Texas Petroleum Company and the Graham Oil Syndicate, instituted this suit in the distinct court of Young county on the 21st day of April, 1921, to enjoin C. F. Colcord, J. N. Graves, O. B. Colquit, M. K. Graham, E. W. Harrison, the Seaboard Oil & Gas Company, and F. H. Corbin from appropriating to their own use certain portions of the surface of 40 acres of land bordering on the Clear fork of the Brazos river, in Young county, of which it was alleged the plaintiffs were entitled to possession as the owners of a mineral lease. The south line of the 40 acres extends…
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