Menefee v. Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co.

HARDY, Judge.

This suit has been resolved into a peti-tory action in which plaintiffs, asserting themselves to be fee owners of the subject property and joined by the lessee of the minerals thereon, seek judgment recognizing their respective ownerships. Named as defendants were certain individuals, allegedly claiming possession and ownership of the property involved, and their mineral lessee, Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company. Incidental to their principal demand for the establishment of legal ownership, plaintiffs sought an accounting for all oil, gas and other minerals produced by the…