McCallister v. Texas Co.

Wesley McCallister instituted a suit against the Texas Company, a private corporation, in the form of trespass to try title to recover 80 acres of land situated in Stephens county. Another suit of like character was instituted against the same defendant by C. E. Sikes to recover a tract of 135 acres in the same county. The two suits were consolidated and tried at the same time. The petition filed by plaintiff in each suit, in addition to being in the usual form of trespass to try title, also contained an attack upon an oil lease executed by John Black in favor of the defendant, the Texas…