Martin v. Hunter

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wertz, J.:

This was an action to expunge from the records in the office of the register of deeds an agreement placed of record by defendant, casting a cloud on plaintiffs’ title in certain oil and gas leases and to quiet title to such interest in plaintiffs.

Appellants Louis H. Martin and Watson B. Joyes will be hereinafter referred to as plaintiffs, or separately as Martin and Joyes, and the appellee Roy M. Hunter as defendant or Hunter.

Plaintiff Martin was an aviation pilot and had been acquainted with Hunter about two years, and they acquired and…