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[Cause No. 3677: Defendant's Plea of Privilege] (open access)

[Cause No. 3677: Defendant's Plea of Privilege]

Document in the cause no. 3677, W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, claiming the defendant's home or business is not located in Jones County, Texas and that the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company has an office in Abilene, Texas.
Date: April 22, 1938
Creator: Sayles, Jack
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 3677: Transcript of Court Proceedings] (open access)

[Cause No. 3677: Transcript of Court Proceedings]

Transcript of the proceedings in cause no. 3677, W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company. The transcript lists the witness testimony of W. O. Rainwater and G. A. Rainwater as questioned by Gilbert Smith and Jack Sayles.
Date: May 24, 1938
Creator: Henry, Lee S.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause No. 4035: Answers and Deposition of V. Robert Kerr] (open access)

Cause No. 4035: Answers and Deposition of V. Robert Kerr]

Document in the cause no. 4035, W. O. Rainwater et al. vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, containing the written testimony of V. Robert Kerr. The testimony was taken before a notary and answers the questions set by the plaintiff's and defendant's attorneys.
Date: October 11, 1938
Creator: Kerr, V. Robert
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 4035: Answers and Depositions of E. Williams and C. C. Chinn] (open access)

[Cause No. 4035: Answers and Depositions of E. Williams and C. C. Chinn]

Document related to cause no. 4035, W. O. Rainwater et al. vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, stating that the answers of E. Williams and C. C. Chinn were taken before a public notary in Garfield County, Oklahoma. The answers of E. Williams are included in this document.
Date: September 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Subpoena for Jack Sayles] (open access)

[Subpoena for Jack Sayles]

Subpoena issued by the Taylor County sheriff's office requiring Jack Sayles to appear in court to answer the plaintiff's plea of privilege.
Date: April 29, 1938
Creator: Taylor County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 3677: Subpoena for Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company] (open access)

[Cause No. 3677: Subpoena for Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company]

Subpoena issued by the Dallas County sheriff's office requiring the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company to appear in court to answer the complaint of W. O. Rainwater.
Date: March 29, 1938
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 3677: Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company's Acknowledgement of Final Judgment and Intention to Appeal] (open access)

[Cause No. 3677: Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company's Acknowledgement of Final Judgment and Intention to Appeal]

Document in Cause No. 3677, W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, in which the oil company acknowledges the court's judgment in favor of Rainwater and states their intention to appeal. This document is unsigned.
Date: May 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 3677: Correction to the Judgment] (open access)

[Cause No. 3677: Correction to the Judgment]

Document in cause no. 3677, W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, correcting an error in the original judgment. The amendment is in the final paragraph, setting the appeal bond at $450.00 instead of the incorrect $50.00.
Date: May 21, 1938
Creator: Spraberry, E. M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: City of Dallas v. Newberg, No. 12297] (open access)

[Clipping: City of Dallas v. Newberg, No. 12297]

Journal clipping of the report on cause no. 12297, The City of Dallas vs. Newberg, heard in the Civic Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas on April 2, 1938 and denied a rehearing on April 30, 1938. The cause was brought by Mrs. O. A. Newberg who alleged that the City of Dallas damaged her property through their use of dynamite to clear a property near her house.
Date: 1938-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. F. Beck to Jack Sayles, December 5, 1938] (open access)

[Letter from A. F. Beck to Jack Sayles, December 5, 1938]

Letter from A. F. Beck to Jack Sayles making sure that all witnesses will be present.
Date: December 5, 1938
Creator: Beck, A. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Seismograph Party in a Field. Illustrating the Path of the Reflection and Record

Drawing demonstrating how a seismograph records data in the field, portraying how vibrations moving through the ground, the equipment necessary to record seismographs, and labelling all the elements of the drawing.
Date: 1938
Creator: Independant Exploration Company
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Jack Sayles to A. F. Beck, December 14,1938] (open access)

[Telegram from Jack Sayles to A. F. Beck, December 14,1938]

Telegram from Jack Sayles to A. F. Beck discussing that the Rainwater case will go to trail Friday morning.
Date: December 14, 1938
Creator: Sayles, Jack
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 4035: Extension of Terms of Court] (open access)

[Cause No. 4035: Extension of Terms of Court]

Document related to cause no. 4035, W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, extending the term of the court by fifteen days. This document is unsigned.
Date: December 17, 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 3677: Statement of the Testimony] (open access)

[Cause No. 3677: Statement of the Testimony]

Transcript of the testimony of W. O. Rainwater and G. A. Rainwater in cause no. 3677, W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company. Both men were questioned by Jack Sayles and Gilbert Smith, recounting their knowledge about the case.
Date: May 24, 1938
Creator: Henry, Lee S.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Subpoena for V. Robert Kerr, E. Williams, and C. C. Chinn] (open access)

[Subpoena for V. Robert Kerr, E. Williams, and C. C. Chinn]

Subpoena requiring V. Robert Kerr, E. Williams, and C. C. Chinn to appear in court to provide testimony in the cause, W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company.
Date: September 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 3677: Controverting Answer to Defendant's Plea of Privilege] (open access)

[Cause No. 3677: Controverting Answer to Defendant's Plea of Privilege]

Document in the cause no. 3677, W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, which discusses the plaintiff's response to the defendant's plea of privilege. It counters specific points in numbered paragraphs.
Date: April 28, 1938
Creator: Smith, Gilbert
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 4035: Judgment of the Court] (open access)

[Cause No. 4035: Judgment of the Court]

Document detailing the court's judgment in cause no. 4035, W. O. Rainwater et al. vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company. It contains the instruction to the jury, the name of the foreman, J. W. Hendrick, and the decisions of the jury.
Date: December 16, 1938
Creator: Burleson, Omar T.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 4035: Assorted Documents] (open access)

[Cause No. 4035: Assorted Documents]

Documents related to cause no. 4035, W. O. Rainwater et al. vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company. There are three documents, the first two are identical and instruct the defendant to file request, and the third document is an amended motion for a new trial by the defendant.
Date: December 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photostat Copy of Seismograph Party in a Field. Illustrating the Path of the Reflection and Record]

Photostat copy of a drawing demonstrating how a seismograph records data in the field, portraying how vibrations moving through the ground, the equipment necessary to record seismographs, and labelling all the elements of the drawing.
Date: 1938
Creator: Independant Exploration Company
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Temporary Title Opinion Regarding an Oil and Gas Lease From B. R. And Lou Ella Westbrook to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company] (open access)

[Temporary Title Opinion Regarding an Oil and Gas Lease From B. R. And Lou Ella Westbrook to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company]

Document listing the details of documents relating to the property owned by B. R. and Lou Ella Westbook in Knox County, Texas and the details of the oil and gas lease from the Westbrooks to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company.
Date: June 3, 1938
Creator: Sayles, Jack
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margurette Fowler to Jack Sayles, October 12, 1938] (open access)

[Letter from Margurette Fowler to Jack Sayles, October 12, 1938]

Letter from Margurette Fowler to Jack Sayles stating she has taken the depositions of E. Williams and C. C. Chinn and forwarded them to the county clerk for use in the W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company case.
Date: October 12, 1938
Creator: Fowler, Margurette
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company: Jurisdiction of Justice Court (open access)

Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company: Jurisdiction of Justice Court

Document discussing the case, "Kansas City Life Insurance Company vs. Wargington," and stating the court has jurisdiction because the amount adjudged was less than $200.
Date: December 17, 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 4035: Answers and Deposition of V. Robert Kerr] (open access)

[Cause No. 4035: Answers and Deposition of V. Robert Kerr]

Document related to cause no. 4035, W. O. Rainwater et al. vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, stating that the answers of V. Robert Kerr were taken before a public notary in Topeka County, Kansas.
Date: September 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 4035: Answers and Depositions of E. Williams and C. C. Chinn] (open access)

[Cause No. 4035: Answers and Depositions of E. Williams and C. C. Chinn]

Document in the cause no. 4035, W. O. Rainwater et al. vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, containing E. Williams' and C. C. Chinn's answers to prepared questions by the plaintiff's and defendant's attorneys. The document is unsigned.
Date: October 11, 1938
Creator: Chinn, C. C. & Williams, E.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History