Hoffman v. Johnson

WOLLMAN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment directing the payment of money and the delivery of mineral deeds and from an earlier summary judgment dismissing defendants’ third-party complaint and determining certain other interlocutory matters. We affirm.

The procedural history of this case is rather complex, involving as it does numerous heirs of several estates. All but a few of the parties settled with the appellant during the course of litigation; consequently, we will identify in detail only those parties who are involved in this appeal.

Edgar McGuffin, a bachelor, died intestate in…