MEADOWS v. CHEVRON, U.S.A., INC.

No. 1:90-CV-0676.

782 F.Supp. 1189 (1991)

John Howard MEADOWS v. CHEVRON, U.S.A., INC., et al.

United States District Court, E.D. Texas, Beaumont Division.

November 13, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Daniel Herrigel, Clinton, N.J., for plaintiff.

Rick Allan Mayer, Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Houston, Tex., Cynthia Keely Timms, Michael V. Powell, Morris Harrell, Locke Purnell Rain Harrell, P.C., Dallas, Tex., Melvin Lee Hawkins, Amoco Production Co., Houston, Tex., Peter W. Goodwin, Mobil Exploration & Producing U.S., Inc., Houston, Tex., Don Jemison, Phillips Petroleum Co., Legal Div., Bartlesville, Okl., Teri Fay, Oryx Energy Co., Dallas, Tex., Julius L. LyBrand, Robert Keith Wade, Wade & Gilmore, Beaumont, Tex., John G. Tucker, Orgain Bell & Tucker, Beaumont, Tex., Peggy O'Neill Donley, William Rollins Hurt, Exxon Co., U.S.A., Houston, Tex., William E. Gordon, Jr., Houston, Tex., David J. Beck, Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, Tex., P. Lynwood Sanders, Sanders and Gunn, Orange, Tex., for defendants.

Anthony G. Brocato, Sr., Law Offices of Anthony G. Brocato, Beaumont, Tex., for trustees, First City Texas Beaumont, N.A., and Benny H. Hughes, Jr.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

COBB, District Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

The lure of the Spindletop oil gusher brings a new wave of "heirs" to claim the illusive treasure discovered in 1901 near the Gulf of Mexico. Plaintiff, John Howard Meadows, suing as Administrator of the Estate of James Meadows, Deceased, seeks damages from defendants for extracting oil, gas, or other minerals, or various rents, profits, or gains from lands claimed by plaintiff. John Howard...

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