CRADDOCK v. HUMBLE OIL & REFINING CO.

No. 15170.

234 S.W.2d 137 (1950)

CRADDOCK v. HUMBLE OIL & REFINING CO. et al.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied December 1, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barnes & Barnes, of Terrell, and Suiter & Suiter, of Winnsboro, for appellant.

Jones & Jones, of Mineola, N. W. Collier, and Dillard Baker, of Houston, for appellee Humble Oil & Refining Co.

Florence & Florence, of Gilmer, for appellees Loney Wilcoxson, Grace Wilcoxson, Hedge & Gross and Gulf Oil Corp.

Archie D. Gray and Fred A. Lange, Houston, for appellee Gulf Oil Corp.


HALL, Justice.

In 1853, the State of Texas patented to the heirs of Joshua Groce one league and one labor of land situated in Wood County, Texas, a part of which is in controversy here.

The land in question is out of the east one-half of the 761¾ acre tract formerly owned by M. W. Harris. Harris conveyed the west 380¾ acres to Ellison, which is not in question here. On April 10, 1909, Harris deeded to...

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