Texas Gulf Sulphur Company v. Gladys City Company

KEITH, Justice.

Defendant below appeals from an adverse judgment rendered in a trial to a jury wherein plaintiffs sought damages for the breach of a sulphur lease. We will refer to the parties in the posture in which they appear in the trial court.

Defendant is engaged in mining 'sulphur underlying certain lands of plaintiffs situated upon Spindletop Dome in Jefferson County pursuant to the terms of a comprehensive written agreement fixing its rights, duties, and obligations. During 1968 a controversy arose between the parties as to the location of the development wells on plaintiffs’ lands.

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