Hager v. Stakes

The certificate of the Honorable Court of Civil Appeals for the Ninth Supreme Judicial District is as follows:

“To the Honorable Supreme Court of the State of Texas :

“This is an appeal from an order of the District Court of Orange County, sustaining a general demurrer to appellants’ petition. The nature of their petition and the issues involved are thus stated by them in their brief:

“ ‘On January 1, 1923, Lee Hager was the owner of the fee simple title to certain lands in Orange County, Texas, and the owner of a royalty interest in the oil produced from these lands, and in addition, was the…