Colquitt v. Eureka Producing Co.

LEDDY, Judge.

This was an action by plaintiffs in error, O. B. Colquitt, and J. N. Graves, against defendants in error, Eureka Producing Company, the Turman Oil Company, their receivers, and others, to recover a certain overriding royalty interest in the gas in and under a certain tract of land situated in Young county, Tex. The interest sought to be recovered was a ⅛, of which O. B. Colquitt claimed to be the owner of a %2, and J. N. Graves a ⅜2-

Considerable quantities of gas had been produced from the land in controversy by the above-named defendants in error. This gas was bought by the Lone…