Hodges v. Norton

McCALEB, Justice.

Plaintiffs, Andrew J. Hodges and others, are the owners of a certain tract of land situated in Sections 11 and 12 of Township 21 North, Range 10 West, Webster Parish, containing approximately 440 acres. Alleging that the defendants, Mrs. Corinne M. Norton -and Miss Nelly Norton, are slandering their title to 140 acres of the land by claiming, without right, to own an interest in the oil, gas and other minerals in and under the property, plaintiffs brought this suit to require them either to disclaim the right or to assert it in accordance with law.

The case was thereafter…