Texas Co. v. Dunlap

Appellee instituted this suit to recover from appellants, the Texas Company, Texas Pipe Line Company, and the Kirby Petroleum Company, judgment for $40,-000, the alleged value of oil which he claimed said defendants had extracted from certain. land owned by him. Said appellants, by cross-action, brought in a number of defendants, asking in event they were cast in the suit, for judgment over against said cross-defendants. The cause was tried to the court, and resulted in judgment being entered for plaintiff against the Texas Company and the Kirby Petroleum Company for the admitted value of the…