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GILES v. POOLE

No. 9973.

239 S.W.2d 665 (1951)

GILES et al. v. POOLE et al.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Denied May 30, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Price Daniel, Atty. Gen., Charles D. Mathews, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Jesse P. Luton, Jr., and E. Jacobson, Assts. Atty. Gen., for appellants constituting School Land Board of Texas.

J. P. Bryan, Freeport, Guy L. Nevill, Roy L. Merrill, Bell, Dyche & Bell, W. E. Dyche, Jr., and Spurgeon E. Bell, all of Houston, for appellant, Brazos Oil & Gas Co., Intervenor.

Masterson & Pope, by Alex Pope, Jr., of Angleton, for appellees.

Rucks, Enlow & Kee, by Floyd Enlow, of Angleton, for appellee J. L. Ducroz, Intervenor.

HUGHES, Justice.

This suit was brought by T. J. Poole, Jr., and Donald K. Poole against The School Land Board of Texas, composed of the Governor, the Attorney General and the Commissioner of the General Land Office of the State of Texas.

The purpose of the suit was to enjoin the Board from leasing or attempting to lease for mineral development certain areas in Brazoria County.

The Brazos Oil and Gas Company intervened and is aligned with the Board...

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