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   Haroldson Lafayette Hunt in control of East Texas

Page entitled : H. L. Hunt in control of the East Texas oilfield

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The terms of Hunt's acquisition of Joiner leases, the magnitude of the East Texas oil field and
the potential for huge profits

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Years later when the sheer magnitude of these oil holdings was revealed, Dad Joiner sued Hunt, claiming the latter had isolated him from the oil fields with the purpose to dupe him in that deal. His allegations were probably quite accurate but the courts upheld the deal, noting that nobody actually forced Joiner to spend   ...

 

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