Texas Co. v. Hollingsworth

Mr. Presiding Justice Stone

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from a decree of the circuit court of Marión county dismissing the complaint in the case for want of equity. The appellant herein, the Texas Company, a. corporation, will hereafter be referred to as plaintiff and the appellees will be referred to as defendants.

This controversy grows out of the following state of facts: The plaintiff holds leases for the drilling of oil and gas wells on a substantial amount of land which is described in the complaint. Between the holdings of the plaintiff the defendants hold lease…