Osborn v. Texas Pac. Coal & Oil Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Error from District Court, Eastland Coun-, ty; Joe Burkett, Judge. Suit by Louis M. Osborn against the Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Company, in which John M. Winsett intervened. Judgment entered that plaintiff take nothing from defendant Oil Company and intervener lessor be decreed cancellation of oil lease, and the plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
John M. Winsett owned a tract of land in Eastland county on which there was a spring which flowed several hundred barrels of water daily. He, joined by his wife, executed to the Texas Pacific Coal Oil Company a lease giving said company certain rights to use said water. Later, Winsett and wife executed another lease of certain water rights in the land to Louis M. Osborn, who instituted this suit against the Texas Pacific Coal Oil Company to restrain that company from using any more of the water from the spring than was necessary to carry on the business of that company which was authorized by…
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