Coffee v. Bushong

Opinion op the Court by

Commissioner Hobson—

Affirming.

On January 18,1922, Lawrence Coffee-and wife executed to T. E. Coe and others an oil and gas lease on 50 acres of land on Kettle creek, in Monroe county. The consideration for the lease is in these words:

“Id consideration,of which second party agrees to begin a well on Kettle creek, below where the Martinsburg road comes to the creek, within sixty days from date of acknowledgment of this contract or forfeit same.

“Second party agrees to put one-eight of all oil and gas produced and saved on this lease into tanks or pipe line to the credit of…