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RANKIN v. NAFTALIS

No. B-6447.

557 S.W.2d 940 (1977)

Robert E. RANKIN, Petitioner, v. J. M. NAFTALIS et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied November 16, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennings, Montgomery, Dies & Turner, Frank L. Jennings, Graham, for petitioner.

Fillmore & Camp, John P. Camp, Fort Worth, for respondents.

POPE, Justice.

Dr. J. M. Naftalis, Dr. R. D. Martin, Gene S. Friedman, and E. F. Lisle filed suit against Robert E. Rankin seeking to impress a constructive trust upon an oil and gas lease that he took in his name. The defendant, Rankin, pleaded in defense, that plaintiffs' claim was barred by the Statute of Frauds, the Statute of Conveyances, and the Texas Trust Act. Rankin also defended on the grounds that plaintiffs were estopped to assert their claim in equity...

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