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THOMPSON v. HOUSTON OIL CO.

No. 5334.

37 F.2d 687 (1930)

THOMPSON et al. v. HOUSTON OIL CO. OF TEXAS et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 7, 1930.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. D. Gordon and Thos. J. Baten, both of Beaumont, Tex. (E. E. Easterling, of Beaumont, Tex., on the brief), for appellants.

E. J. Fountain, Jr., of Houston, Tex., Henry O. Head, of Sherman, Tex., and Jesse J. Lee, of Houston, Tex. (Fred L. Williams, T. M. Kennerly, Andrews, Streetman, Logue & Mobley, and Kennerly Williams, Lee, Hill & Sears, all of Houston, Tex., on the brief), for appellees.

Before WALKER, BRYAN, and FOSTER, Circuit Judges.

BRYAN, Circuit Judge.

This was an action in trespass to try title brought by appellants, who were the heirs and successors in interest of Samuel Beresford, against the Houston Oil Company and others. The District Court directed a verdict for appellees. The question at issue is the title to a league of land in Hardin county, Tex., which was originally granted in 1835 to D. C. Montgomery. Both sides rely on Montgomery as the common source of title. Appellants rely on...

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