Railroad Commission v. Debardeleben

HUGHES, Justice.

This suit was by appellee C. F. DeBar-deleben, Jr., against the Railroad Commission of Texas and its members in their official capacities in which he attacked an order of the Commission denying him exceptions to the Bethany Field density order for four additional gas wells one each on four 640 acre unitized tracts in such field.

*204The four wells had theretofore been drilled under permits issued by the Commission under circumstances to be stated.

On appeal from such order-the Trial Court held appellee to be entitled to such wells to prevent confiscation and enjoined the Commission…