Jones v. O'Brien

J. H. O’Brien sued Morgan Jones in the district court of Taylor county, Tex., to recover damages for breach of contract to purchase an undivided one-half interest in and to a one-eighth royalty, provided for and contained in certain oil and gas leases covering a tract of 644 acres.. He alleged that he had a contract to buy said one-half interest in said one-eighth royalty from one J. J. Hand, setting out the terms of the agreement with Hand, and attached as an exhibit to his petition the contract of conveyance by Hand. This contract, after describing certain leases and the land covered by…