Texas Consolidated Oils v. Hartwell

BOND, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an interlocutory order of a district court of Dallas County appointing a receiver of all assets, books, records, money, leaseholds and oil runs, with most comprehensive powers and directions for the receiver to take charge of and operate the oil business of Texas Consolidated Oils, Inc., alleged to have a yearly income from oil runs in excess of $1,000,000, and the evidence shows capital investment in oil wells and leaseholds of the reasonable value of $60,000,000.

The suit was instituted by plaintiff (ap-pellee) M. T. Hartwell, seeking recovery for…