Norsworthy v. Hewgley

PRICE, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court of Midland County, Texas, sustaining certain special exceptions of defendants to plaintiff’s petition, and plaintiff declining to amend ordering the dismissal of the suit.

Clarence Norsworthy, Jr., as plaintiff filed suit against J. M. Hewgley, Jr., J. M. Hewgley, C. F. Urschel and C. F. Urschel, Jr., and the Slick-Moorman Oil Company, seeking the specific performance of a contract to convey to 'him certain oil and' gas leases for the sum of- $41,000. This contract was alleged to have been the result of telegrams…