Texas Co. v. Andrade

The Texas Company, claiming to own the determinable fee-simple estate to the oil and gas in and under a strip of land containing 3.67 (4.7) acres out of the south third of the William Daniel league in Van Zandt county, brought this suit against C. Andrade, III, et al. in form, an action of trespass to try title, also specially pleaded its title, to recover the strip of land and for injunctive relief to prevent defendants from trespassing upon same. The answer of defendants contained a general denial and plea of not guilty.

Plaintiff claims title as transferee of John W. Eastorwood, to whom the…