The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-17
BREACF1OF CONTRACT
THE GROUND OF COMPLAINT IN A
SUIT FILED HERE YESTERDAY.
The Premier Land and Oil Company,
COMPOSED Of Prominent Hous! onians,
the Plaintff-Damages Asked.

There was Yesterday fled in the district
8eouFts suit for breach OF contract and
Iaamages, In which a number Of prominent
RHRens Of Houston are directly inter
#ts'cd The style Of the suit Is The Premier
lana and OIL Company VS.. w. C. Corbett.
'ne Premier Land and Oil company Is q
4p'poraton composed entirely OF Houston
b MS with the exception Of w. c. Corbett.
4sae directors Of the company are Messrs.
~ e Drew, P. NJ Cranberry, j. r. Bur
~ D. D. Peden, j. ]. Sweeney, Joseph
Il Mullen, W Il. Eckhardt, George w.
tNOrfe'l Abbott Cockrell and w. c. Cor
&s'l and the company is Differed by o.
n Drew president; D. D. Peden, vice
k''sNent; Abbott CockrCll. secretary and
'sasuFeF' and J. II. Burnett, attorney.
.ue petition hled makes the complaint
t. Tue company was organized upon tile
y ,p,esehtatlon Of the defendant, W. Z.
Ia S' tSa who, in glowing colors. pictured
Il al ~ V'sanl2ers, how, with 1.-The land ne
RsnaS At us disposal, many Of them being oil
u h. Os ana all OF which he would put INFO
Hss5s oHpdhy as stock. the price Tor said
koys ~ :" .t ne atseed upon between the direc
IN ~ tAe company and Mr.. Corbptt and
q, NY could not agree. then conmittee
"A bib = persons to fix upOn the price ut
somrs,t1ue lands We're TO be taken bv the
fhd3iiiaTT S,ut the directors named aud
lgsr6.,n'. Messrs. j. Y. Lea and A. ).
1tlov ~ 10 ~ en- p subscribed to said COM
&lee % ne organized 5000 with the eyc,n-
4ctns9 MT 2. NJ. Cranberry. who sub.
"A 4 80 - S4vVV, ana w. G.. Corbett who nut
s re.rnt on the list but for no stipua ed
"a INV H., ~ oelng understood that he was
q I'm MS LIS stock In lands, and that each of
~ nave paid into tbn tra,e,fr,,, - 80
ni"panS, Mr., Abhott CcckrsU tba anonnt
Il sTTssc s by them. ''e A'i'0u4'
BEE clspITrOI uon claims, and in evidence of
81 foBositi,a5, presents a copy Of the WRIT n
~. c Corh utue py Mr., Corbett, that h,
sardln pnett, GAINED to have lands n
81 erson poslalorla, Harris, San Jacinto, JEFF
II D,on WiWI,Wh, Jack, Crockett, Fort Bend,
II ihg fnrth mn spn ana Dung counties, set
~ aerea 90 ~ sad proposition the numb r
be counties ' n held by him In each OF
'2ftt hsa named hat said w. c. Cor
he langs = stipulated price ON some of
fsrlten nr a,,u ms price was named In the
bad tba, proposition; that the Subscribers
ID tlth as honey - the company in good
70 carry ont alSr expected Mr.. Corhe
ptoposlfloVut the agreement made in S
u he IenSDNh' that the price TO he Maid Tor
- grsed mn STOCK 10 the company as
'f,it was ~ sod the directors and Mr.. Cor
resentedH , ,t also claims that Mr.. Corhett
a iea: tbo, { h lands named In his propo,
ssld Tor TN ~ ne agreed to the price 10 he
=, lake tb Sse lands and agreed in writing
onpany, I'M Ay Tor same IN stock In the
deed.s ,ooeeh, made to have him make
hlCh hss me lands to the company,
Aniere1' as rr been regularly organised ami
ssss, ana ~ th eT me laws Of the State OF
which ire tad.slectors OF the company
"a ihS itp5. 70 have the deeds drawn up
Assg enor,su transferred to the comnnny,
AZ Rpsny h6s nave ave been In vain. and the
nS which r zen unable to secure tue
Hpsny tbsro properly belong 70 II. The
~. gpllancts ", n-sore pravs for the enforced
hnant and Nh ~. y ltract by the de.
presented w. Mr. III The company
but a Sscri~ey, j. r. Bur