Corder v. Corder

PRICE, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from the judgment of the District Court of Terrell County.

Appellant, as plaintiff, brought suit against Ethel Corder and her four minor children, as the widow and heirs of a deceased son of plaintiff, to establish and enforce an oral trust in the oil, gas and mineral rights in and under 8,708.3 acres of land in Pecos and Terrell Counties, Texas, which lands are described in his petition. The minor defendants, through a guardian ad litem appointed by the court, answered with a general denial. The trial was to the court and judgment for the defendants,…