Warner v. Winn

Petitioner Warner sued respondent Winn for damages, both actual and exemplary, alleging that respondent slandered his title to an oil and gas lease, executed by C. P. Quinlan, of 41.66 acres of land known as Share 4 in the Lopena Gas Field in Zapata County, by making and filing for record an affidavit falsely asserting that respondent by agreement with petitioner was entitled to an assignment of a two-thirds interest in the gas rights under the lease.

The jury found that the execution and recording of the affidavit “was the proximate cause of plaintiff being prevented from commencing the…