Downing v. Jeffrey

This is a formal trespass to try title suit brought by appellants against appellees to recover an undivided half interest in a certain tract of land in Wood County, upon which oil has been discovered. Appellants have confessed in this court that the judgment of the trial court in so far as it was against them and in favor of the Stanolind Oil Gas Company ought to be affirmed; therefore, in so far as the Stanolind Oil Gas Company is concerned, the judgment is affirmed without further discussion; the remainder of this opinion will deal with this appeal on the basis that appellee Jeffrey is the…