Redden v. Pure Oil Co.

GRISSON, Justice.

The defendant in error, Pure Oil Company, filed suit in the district court of Van Zandt county against J. B. Redden and others to recover the title’ and possession of the oil, gas, and mineral estate, excepting a one-eighth royalty interest, in approximately 1.157 acres of land out of the John Walling league -in said county.

On June 9, 1927, L. A. Smith and wife, Sarah Smith, executed an oil and gas lease to E. G. Lewis covering the following described property: “All that certain tract of land situated in the county of Van Zandt, State of Texas, described as follows, to-wit:…