State Ex Rel. Ferguson v. United Royalty Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Robb, J.:

This is an appeal by the state in a quo warranto action from the judgment of the trial court awarded to defendant, and from all rulings, decisions, orders, and findings and conclusions of that court including the overruling of the state’s motion for new trial.

On January 11, 1951, the state filed a petition which alleged:

Defendant, the United Royalty Company (hereinafter referred to as United) was a common law trust with its principal place of business at Tulsa, Oklahoma; it had three trustees, one of whom was managing trustee. On August 11,…