Legal Opinion

Gaines v. Hamman

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 14, 1961No. 16210PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MASSEY, Chief Justice.

From a summary judgment in behalf of defendant Blake Hamman, plaintiff Leon Gaines has perfected an appeal.

Judgment affirmed.

Appellant squarely predicates his right to recover upon the contention that the pleadings and evidence before the trial court on appellee’s motion for summary judgment raise issues of fact which if determined in his favor in a trial on the merits would obligate entry of a judgment imposing a constructive trust on a one-eighth (⅛⅛) working interest in a certain oil and gas lease in Jack County, Texas.

Appellant is a geologist. Appellee is an oil…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Hooks v. BridgewaterTexas Supreme Court · 1921
  2. Omohundro v. MatthewsTexas Supreme Court · 1960
  3. Smith v. BolinTexas Supreme Court · 1954
  4. MacDonald v. FollettTexas Supreme Court · 1944
  5. Mills v. GrayTexas Supreme Court · 1948

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Gaines v. HammanTexas Supreme Court · 1962
  2. Gaines v. HammanTexas Supreme Court · 1962

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