State v. Whittenburg

This suit was instituted by petitioner, the state of Texas, in behalf of itself, Yoakum County, and political subdivisions of the county, against respondents, J. A. Whittenburg, Jr., and others, for the collection of ad valorem taxes for the years 1942 to 1949 inclusive, alleged to be due and unpaid on account of respondents’ ownership of mineral interests, referred to herein as oil payments, in three sections of land in Yoakum County. The trial court granted petitioner’s motion for instructed verdict and rendered judgment for petitioner against respondents, J. A. Whittenburg, Jr., and Roy R.…