Patton v. Powell

DUNKLIN, Chief Justice.

As shown in the opinion of this court in La Rue Holding Company v. Essex, reported in 45 S.W.(2d) 319, there were two re-ceiverships of an oil lease on what is known as the G. W. Eaton farm in Rusk county, consisting of 146.97 acres of land, title to which stood in the name of Paul Vitek as trustee for numerous persons and corporations, and he was in control of the same as sole manager.

One of the wells on the lease, designated as well No. S, caught fire, and Vitek was fatally burned from that conflagration. Following his death, and on July 16, 1931, the district court…