Robert E. Rankin, Petitioner v. J. M. Naftalis, Respondents

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed the Court of Civil Appeals and affirmed the trial court's judgment that the plaintiffs take nothing, holding that a constructive trust could not be imposed on the Orsak lease because the fiduciary duties and written contracts were limited to the Melton lease and the claim was barred by the Statute of Frauds and the Texas Trust Act.