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Moss v. Houston Oil Co. of Texas

273 S.W.2d 925, 4 Oil & Gas Rep. 417, 1954 Tex. App. LEXIS 2295
CourtCourt of Appeals of Texas
DecidedDecember 3, 1954
DocketNo. 4968
StatusPublished
Cited by2 cases

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Moss v. Houston Oil Co. of Texas, 273 S.W.2d 925, 4 Oil & Gas Rep. 417, 1954 Tex. App. LEXIS 2295 (Tex. Ct. App. 1954).

Opinion

R. L. MURRAY, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment in the district court of Hardin County rendered on an instructed verdict in favor of the ap-pellees, Houston Oil Company of Texas, et al., against the appellants Jack Moss and his wife, Rebecca Moss. On January 12, 1953, Moss and wife, as plaintiffs, sued Houston Oil Company of Texas and American Republics Corporation in trespass to try title for title to and possession of an undefined 160 acre tract out of the O. C. Nelson League in Hardin County. The appellees Southwestern Settlement & Development Company and Republics Production Company intervened as defendants in the cause. The plaintiffs in the trial court pleaded and relied upon the 10-year statute of limitation, alleging the occupancy of a specific 8 acre tract in the Nelson League and in addition thereto they claim an undefined 160 acres by virtue of their occupancy and possession of the specific 8 acre tract. Houston Oil Company of Texas and American Republics Corporation filed a general denial and a plea of not guilty, and also specially pleaded the 2-3-4-5-10 and 25-year statutes of limitation, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. arts. 5526, 5507, 5527, 5509, 5510, 5519, and the dominion statute, Article 5519a, Vernon’s Annotated Civil Statutes of Texas. These two defendants also pleaded improvements in good faith. Southwestern Settlement & Development Company and Republics Production Company, who intervened as defendants, filed answers identical to those of the other defendants except that the intervening defendants did not plead improvements in good faith.

At the close of all the evidence the appellants Moss filed a motion for instructed verdict for the oil and gas under an undefined 160 acres of land so as to include the land specifically described in the enclosed 8 acre tract, and in the alternative moved for an instructed verdict for the oil and gas under such enclosed specific 8 acre tract. Such motion was overruled by the trial court.

The appellees at the close of all the evidence filed their motion for instructed verdict, which motion was granted by the trial court, and on such verdict judgment was rendered that plaintiffs in the trial court take nothing by their suit against all defendants. From this judgment the appellants have perfected their appeal to this court.

There is in evidence a map of a portion of the O. C. Nelson League which shows the location of the land in controversy, the various tracts of land mentioned, and the physical objects now on the ground. A small replica of said map is attached to this opinion.

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