The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-15
MILLION DOLLARS INVOLVED
IN SUIT ON TRIAL TODAY
IN DISTRICT COURT
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troll and management OF the lease
hold. Seamans paid the rents TO 1918.
Before June Goth, 1919, alleges
Whayne. Walton Carney, the allottee
Of the land became of age and had
his majority rights conferred upon
him Being fullblood Choctaw In>
dian, he was declared incompetent
and incapable to manage his affairs.
and n. r. Brown was appointed his
guardian.
On June Goth, 1919. further alleges
plaintiff, Whayne. the rentals on
the lease were not pah and although
Seamans was aware that they were
not paid, and to perpetrate fraud.
Seamans allowed the lease 10 become
forfeited on account of failure to pay
rental. Seamsns is alleged to have
procured the lease for himself on
July 1st. 1919, and this lease was APP
proved by the Secretary of the In
terror on October 2lst, 1919.
Petitioner further alleges that on
February 14th, 1920. II. l.. Berry,
one OF the original consignces in the
first lease. executed an instrument
surrendering 10 Carney his interest
In the lease.
After securing the lease for himself,
the petitioner alleges, Seamans reas-
signed portions OF 1t to the oil com.
panies also named as defendants in
the suit, and large quantities OF oil
are now being produced on the lands
Whayne maintains that the compan.
les are only entitled to Seamans in.
terest in the original lease, and that
they are infringing on his rights as
one Of the owners OF the first lease by
taking oil from leases in which he
claims he owns an interest.
Plaintiff, Whayne. alleges that Sea.
mans paid sl0,5OO for the lease which
he obtained for himself after he had
permitted the first lease 10 become
forfeited.
In the suit filed by W. G.. Weiner.
VI Kansas City, Mo, against the same
group OF defendants, the plaintiff al
leges that he purchased the one.
fourth royalty interest which L. NJ
Myers had retained In the lease which
he sold 10 Brazell. Seamans. Whaync
and Berry, and which. petitioner al.
leges. Seamans permitted 10 be lost IN
a fraudulent manner. He claims tha,
he rs entitled to one-fourth interest
In all the oil and gas produced on
the lease, as called for in the lease
which Myers sold to the four men.
In an answer filed 10 the petition
of whayne, the Southwestern Petro.
lcom Company states that Seaman.
delivered to n and the Skelly on
Company the assignment of lease
dated July lst, 1919. In which he sold
to each OF the companies an undivid.
Cd one-hslf interest In ten acres. ant
tina, the companies paid ss5,250 fol
the ten acre lease. The company
states that prior TO June 1919 IN,
land on which It bought the lease wa,
wildcat territory and OF little or NJ
value for oil and gas. value not ex
ceeding one dollar per acre. The frs
prospect for oil in the vicinity OF ,h,
lease alleges the defendant company
wa one-haif miles south by the Texai
company on Jone TN. 1919. when IN,
Hewitt field discovery well was drill
ed IN.
Tho Homsskla on Company IN al
answer 60 whaynss petition state
that n purchssci OF s-amsns a lei
scre tract In January. 1890. for $40.
coo. Nv rcsscn Of operations, deyel
ocments. ana discoveries. and ailere
the land increased In vaiue from $40.
sec w Jvsy. 1919. and s163,2so II
january and February, 1890. to $500
oos and more In the summer q
1890.
Tho skelly oil Company, defendant
state IN an answer thss bssides IN
jotnt purciuss OF ten acres wh,ch