MINCHEN v. FIELDS

No. A-7720.

345 S.W.2d 282 (1961)

Nathan (Nat) MINCHEN, Petitioner, v. R. L. FIELDS et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

On Rehearing April 12, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. A. Robertson, Houston, for petitioner Minchen.

Cooper K. Ragan and John L. Russell, Houston, for petitioners Mrs. Hogan and Jay Bertrand.

Perkins & Vollentine, Gonzales, Wm. A. Cline, Wharton, for respondents R. L. Fields, and another.

Nicholson, Foreman & Hendrix, Wm. E. Henderson, Houston, for respondent Sohio Petroleum Co.

Knight & Knight, Houston, for respondents Flora Barnes and others.


GRIFFIN, Justice.

Respondents, R. L. Fields, et al., filed suit for a declaratory judgment against petitioner and others to construe the rights of the defendants under their various muniments of title to their individual interests in and under 802.6 acres of land in Wharton County, Texas. As to petitioner, it was sought to determine whether or not he had any interest in an oil payment of $60,195 out of 1/32nd of 7/8ths of the oil and/or gas produced from wells located...

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