State v. Williams

ARCHER, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment of partition, in which appellees were awarded 1.76 acres, described by metes and bounds, out of a tract of 7.047 acres, and the remaining '^ths partitioned to the State. The judgment provided that neither the plaintiff nor the Wallace Heirs shall in any way conduct drilling or production operations upon any part of the surface of the highway right of way or in any manner interfere with the State’s exclusive use of the surface.

The suit was instituted by Bertha lla Williams against the State of Texas and the Highway Commission on September 3,…