Legal Opinion
McGinnis v. Cayton
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided February 14, 1984No. 15658Published
1Opinion of the Court
312 S.E.2d 765 (1984)
Carroll R. McGINNIS, et al.
v.
D.B. CAYTON, et al., etc.
No. 15658.
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
January 27, 1984.
Concurring Opinion February 14, 1984.
David G. Hanlon, Harrisville, for appellants.
No appearance for appellees.
NEELY, Justice.
The appellants, Carroll and Emma McGinnis, are the owners of a 47 acre tract of land in Ritchie County. In April of 1893 their predecessors in interest granted an oil and gas lease on that property to George H. Ahrens. The lease gave the lessee a five-year primary term and a potentially perpetual renewal predicated on the…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
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