Standard Drilling Co. v. Slate

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

Reversing.

Some time prior to May 25, 1920, the appellee and defendant below, J. M. Slate, procured leases for operating for oil and gas from twelve different persons on as many pieces of land in Warren county in or near Bov ing Green, and two other similar leases on other tracts had been procured by other parties. On that day they were all assigned to J. W. White, and he -in turn executed a deed conveying them to defendant as trustee without, designating in the deed any cestui qui trust, but it is admitted in the pleadings and by defendant in his testimony…