Stebbins v. Hayes

BROOM, Justice,

for the Court:

“Joint venture” was the relationship decreed to have existed between J. Ray Steb-bins and R. E. Hayes, both now deceased, during the 1940’s when Hayes purchased various mineral rights (located in several counties) in Stebbins’ name. Hayes’ widow, appellee Mrs. Lillian Mae Hayes, filed suit in the Chancery Court, Second Judicial District of Jasper County against the defendants (appellants) Mrs. Kathryn S. Stebbins and two of her grantees, Mary W. Heidelberg and J. Ray Stebbins, Jr., identified jointly herein as Mrs. Stebbins. Theory of the suit is that the deceased…