Mecom v. Hamblen

Respondent, Hamblen, sued petitioner, Mecom, and Placid Oil Company for $11,690.35, claimed to be the balance of the purchase price for an oil and gas lease assigned by Hamblen to Mecom, and by Mecom to Placid. A. D. Hawkins and J. H. Byerly each as cross-plaintiffs plead for one-third of the amount claimed by Hamblen.

The trial court, without the intervention of a jury, at the conclusion of petitioner’s case granted defendant’s motion on all points and entered a take-nothing judgment against the three parties plaintiff.

The Court of Civil Appeals has reversed and rendered for Hamblen and…