Legal Opinion
State v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 25, 1945No. 2595PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIREY, Justice.
This suit was brought in trespass to try title to 495.22 acres of land (out of the Wilson Strickland Survey, patented July 3, 1847) now in Montgomery County, Texas. In December, 1931, numerous suits were filed by various alleged heirs of Wilson Strickland; one suit was filed by an alleged grandson of Allen Vince; another suit was filed by a group of Phillips heirs. W. T. Williams filed suit against Humble Oil & Refining Company and other oil companies, landowners, and royalty-owners in possession, claiming that the Wilson Strickland patent was void and that he was entitled to…
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