Woods v. Rolls

J. S. Woods, T. L. Coleman, and H. E. McMahon have prosecuted a writ of error from a decree of the district court of Montague county canceling and annulling an oil and gas lease upon 100 acres of land which was executed by C. L. Rolls and wife, Nettie Rolls, to H. F. McMahon. The evidence showed that McMahon later assigned the lease to John Woods, who thereafter assigned 20 acres of it to T. L. Coleman.

The suit was instituted by Ira Rolls and three other children and heirs of C. L. Rolls and his deceased wife; C. L. Rolls having married his present wife, Nettie Rolls, after the death of his…