STANDARD OIL CO. OF TEXAS v. MANLEY

No. 12908.

178 F.2d 136 (1949)

STANDARD OIL CO. OF TEXAS v. MANLEY et al.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 13, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. C. Hutcheson, III., Houston, Tex., J. Avery Rush, Jr., Houston, Tex., for appellant.

Thomas B. Ramey, Tyler, Tex., Warren G. Moore, Tyler, Tex., J. S. Freels, Sherman, Tex., Ralph Elliott, Sherman, Tex., for appellees.

Before HOLMES, McCORD, and WALLER, Circuit Judges.


HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

This action originated as a suit in trespass to try title of an oil-and-gas leasehold estate in Grayson County, Texas, held by appellant, a Delaware corporation. All parties claim from a common source, namely, The Grand High Court Heroines of Jericho of Texas and Jurisdiction, a Negro fraternal lodge, hereinafter referred to as the Grand High Court. Appellant bases its claim on an oil and gas lease from the Grand High Court dated February 19...

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