Johnson v. Rowe

Mrs. Dorothy Johnson, the widow of Ivey Johnson, brought an action in the district court of Stephens county, Okla., against H. Rowe et al., to establish a constructive trust in and to a certain oil and gas lease to the extent of an undivided one-fourth interest, on behalf of herself and children. The judgment of the trial court was in favor of Rowe, and she appeals. Rowe cross-petitioned, and was denied the relief sought, but does not appeal.

Several propositions of law are argued, but the determination of these propositions turns, after all, upon the weight of the evidence. The judgment…