Permian Oil Co. v. Smith

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that the 1911 judgment in Monroe v. Hickox is unambiguous, therefore res adjudicata on the title issue and conclusive against the parties, and rejected both parties' arguments about the burden of proof under the registration statute. The Court affirmed the lower court’s decree and the dissent by Chief Justice Cureton argued the judgment should be treated as ambiguous and not convey title.