Rendleman v. Barlett

Appellants, plaintiffs below, brought this suit against appellee, assignee of an oil and gas lease on lands in Coleman county, Tex., to cancel said lease for-alleged ■ abandonment, and for failure to develop said lands for oil and gas with diligence; and in the alternative asked for a decree of the district court compelling specific performance of thp lease contract to develop said lands for oil and gas, or for cancellation of the lease upon failure to do so. The issue of abandonment was predicated upon the case of W. T. Waggoner Estate v. Sigler Oil Co. (Tex. Com. App.) as reported in 284 S.…