Stanolind Oil & Gas Co. v. State

SHARP, Justice.

This suit was filed by the State against the Stanolind Oil & Gas Co., the Cardinal Oil Co., the Dogie Oil Co., George D. Morgan, J. H. Arthur, Bob Reid, H. W. Compton, M. D. Bryant, J. H. Tyler, Eulia B. Tyler, and V. C. Hogan, to recover a tract of land 122.5 varas wide by 1208.9 varas long, lying between the west line of Tyler Survey No. 1 and the east line of T. C. Ry. Co. Survey No. 104, in Pecos County, Texas. It was contended by the State that the land sued for was vacant, but was subject to the rights of certain defendants to purchase or lease same for oil and gas…