Yerion v. Allison

J. W. Yerion brought this suit against W. E. Allison, to recover one-half of an amount received by Allison from the sale of oil leases on about 2,000 acres of land in Wichita, Clay, and Archer counties, Tex., owned by Allison. The court on the trial charged the jury iieremptorily to find for defendant, and the plaintiff appeals.

'For cause of action the plaintiff alleged that the defendant was on November 15, 1913, the owner of about 2,000 acres of land in Wichita, Clay, and Archer counties, Tex.; that defendant was at such time in financial straits and in position to suffer great loss unless…