Loomis v. Sharp

CORNELIUS, Justice.

This is a venue case. In 1966 liar Osborn and D. D. Wood, owners of the ABC Ranch, executed a letter agreement with appellee John D. Sharp, providing that Sharp was assigned an undivided one-third interest in said ranch. Apparently, no recordable assignment or deed was ever delivered to Sharp, and his interest was therefore not shown of record. Sharp had lived on and worked the ranch for Osborn and Wood for several years prior to the execution of the letter agreement and he continued to do so after its execution. In 1970 or 71, Sharp met R. F. Loomis, Jr., President of…