General Oil Co. v. Ferguson

This was an action of trespass to try title, brought by appellees, C. J. Ferguson and R. S. Allen, against the appellant, the General Oil Company, to recover title and possession of 25 acres of land situated in Wichita county, on the south bank of Red river. It was alleged in plaintiffs’ petition that the defendant had entered upon said premises and drilled a well for oil and gas, and had discovered an oil well producing large quantities of oil; that plaintiff's were reliably informed, and therefore believed and averred, that defendant was not financially able to respond in damages, and that…