Miller v. Donald

SPEER, Justice.

Appellee J. M. Donald, a practicing attorney at Bowie, Texas, filed this suit against appellant E. D. Miller to recover title to one-half of the mineral rights in a described 40 acres of land in Montague County, Texas, alleging, among other things, that while the record title was in appellant, the equitable title was held by him in trust for appellee.

The petition detailed asserted facts showing that on January 1, 1944, one J. M. Nor-ed came to appellee’s office and offered to sell an oil and gas lease and one-half mineral right in the described 40 acres of land for $800; that…