Railroad Commission of Texas v. Gulf Production Co.

delivered the opinion of the Court.. This is a Rule 37 case. It appears from the record before us that on May 17, 1935, J. C. Tippett was the owner of an oil and gas lease covering 4.77 acres of land in Gregg County, Texas, on which two producing wells were then located. On the date just mentioned the Railroad Commission granted Tippett a permit to drill a third oil well on the above-mentioned tract, as an exception under Rule 37. The pertinent Commission order expressly states that the permit “should be granted to prevent the confiscation of property.” Nothing is said in the order about…