HUGHES v. WARD OIL CORPORATION

No. 9728.

124 F.2d 393 (1941)

HUGHES et al. v. WARD OIL CORPORATION.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 12, 1942.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. W. Caves, A. H. Waldrop, and Chas. W. Shaw, all of Henderson, Tex., and T. R. Boone, of Wichita Falls, Tex., for appellants.

L. L. James, of Tyler, Tex., for appellee.

Before FOSTER, HOLMES, and McCORD, Circuit Judges.


McCORD, Circuit Judge.

K. Hughes and Tres Oil Corporation brought suit against Ward Oil Corporation to recover title and possession of a leasehold estate covering approximately 3¼ acres of land in Rusk County, Texas. After a trial without a jury, the court entered findings of fact and conclusions of law, found the issues against plaintiffs, sustained defendant's pleas of res judicata and estoppel, and entered judgment denying recovery to the plaintiffs. Hughes...

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