ST. LOUIS ROYALTY CO. v. CONTINENTAL OIL CO.

Civ. No. 290.

93 F.Supp. 599 (1950)

ST. LOUIS ROYALTY CO. v. CONTINENTAL OIL CO. et al.

United States District Court N. D. Texas, San Angelo Division.

October 21, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garrett Logan and Villard Martin, Tulsa, Okl., for plaintiff.

Burney Braly, Ponca City, Okl., G. R. Pate, Fort Worth, Tex., for defendant Continental Oil Co. and other companies not represented by counsel.

Williams, Lee & Kennerly, Jessie J. Lee, Houston, Tex., for defendant, Superior Oil Co.

Carl W. Jones, Midland, Tex., for defendant, Phillips Petroleum Co.

J. K. Smith, Fort Worth, Tex., for defendant, Stanolind Oil & Gas Co.

Myron A. Smith, Fort Worth, Tex., for defendants, Glen M. Ruby, Myron A. Smith, Jeannette F. Ruby, Harry A. Keithly, M. A. McDonnell, and, W. P. Hanson.


ATWELL, Chief Judge.

In 1928, one Anderson deeded a 1/12 interest to Section 30 in the Todd district in Crockett County, Texas, to Charles F. Martin who died in March, 1929.

Martin was the trustee of the syndicate which had been organized in St. Louis, and in whose name the property should be placed. By the will of Martin this property went to David R. Francis and Shelton. From that source, the title went back into the Syndicate.

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