Union Gas Oil Company v. Gillem

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Dietzman

Reversing.

On the 8th day of February, 1916, the appellees, W. L. Grillera and Esta Grillera, his wife, who were the owners of a certain tract of land in Johnson county, executed an oil and gas lease thereon to A. O. Albin. By mesne assignments this lease has passed into the ownership- of the appellant, Union Cfas and Oil Company. The lease was executed for the nominal consideration of $1.00 and contained the following provisions:

“To have and to hold the above premises ten years or so long as gas or oil is found in paying-quantities on said premises on the…