Victory v. Hinson

ALEXANDER, Justice.

A. S. Victory and others brought this suit against the county judge and county commissioners of Upshur county and others to restrain the collection of certain county and state taxes theretofore assessed against the royalty interest owned by the plaintiffs in certain land in said c-ounty. From the allegations contained in plaintiffs’ petition and the exhibits attached thereto, it appears that on January 1, 1932, the plaintiffs owned certain land in Upshur county, which land had theretofore been leased by them to third parties for oil and gas mining purposes. The plaintiffs…