FOSTER v. GULF OIL CORPORATION

No. 6333.

335 S.W.2d 845 (1960)

John I. FOSTER, Jr., Appellant, v. GULF OIL CORPORATION et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Rehearing Denied April 27, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Will Wilson, Atty. Gen., Kelley, Looney, McLean & Littleton, Edinburg, for appellant.

Marcus, Weller & Evans, Orgain, Bell & Trucker, Beaumont, Williams, Lee & Lee, Houston, for appellees.


ANDERSON, Chief Justice.

This is a vacancy suit, brought pursuant to the provisions of Article 5421c, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes. It involves a league of land in Jefferson County which was granted to Pelham Humphries by the State of Coahuila and Texas, Republic of Mexico, on February 14, 1835.

His application for a mineral lease on the land having been refused in 1953 by the Commissioner of the General Land Office, appellant brought suit for adjudication...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases