Mecom v. Thompson

CODY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment against plaintiff below upon the motion of defendant, made under Rule 166-A, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

On February 9, 1949, plaintiff filed this suit, styled Harvey Mecom v. W. W. Thompson, Trustee, and numbered on. the docket of the District Court of Burleson County No. 14,810. By his petition plaintiff sought to have the royalty contract or mineral deed from V. J. Sparks to W. W. Thompson, Trustee, dated September 30, 1919, declared void and sought to recover title to the undivided half interest of the minerals which had been…