Watson v. State Ex Rel. Michael

HODGES, Justice.

The case on appeal before us involves a contempt order issued by the appellee (the court) against the appellant (Mr. Watson) during the course of a trial involving issues of oil and gas drainage. Prior to the trial a motion in limine was argued and the court ruled that no evidence was to be presented by any party regarding the amount of royalties that had been received by the plaintiff below from any interest he might have in wells offsetting the allegedly drained well. At trial the plaintiff testified on direct examination that he had been told if the oil and gas field in…