Wall v. United Gas Public Service Co.

DREW, Judge.

Plaintiff instituted this suit to be declared the owner of one-half of all royalties under a certain mineral lease owned by the United Gas Public Service Company, and his ownership thereof is denied by defendants. In article IS of plaintiff’s petition, he alleged that the value of his royalty rights was more than $2,000. This article is denied in toto by defendant.

On trial of the case it developed that there was some production of gas on this lease. There is no evidence in the record to show the value of the royalties sued for by plaintiff. Plaintiff’s demands were rejected below…