Baldwin v. Arkansas-Louisiana Pipe Line Co.

ODOM, Justice.

Plaintiffs filed their original petition in this suit on July 12, 1933, alleging that they were the owners in fee simple of the S. W. y4 of the S. E. y4 of Sec. 27 and the N. W. y4 of the N. E. y4 of Sec. 34, Tp. 23 N., R. 16 W., and that the Arkansas-Louisiana Pipe Line Company, a corporation made defendant in the suit, had, on or about September 16, 1932, unlawfully and in bad faith entered upon the land, drilled for oil or gas, and had since that time produced from the land and sold large quantities of natural gas and gasoline. They further alleged that defendant was in…