Carson v. Taylor
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Wichita County Court; Cuy Rogers, Judge. Suit by Charles Carson against C. M. Taylor, J. L. Art, J. C. Straus, and C. B. Woods, in which the three last-named defendants filed a cross-action against plaintiff. Judgment for plaintiff against the first named defendant, and for last three named defendants against plaintiff, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Charles Carson owned a tract of land in Archer county, and executed an oil and gas lease thereon to C. M. Taylor, J. L. Art, J. C. Straus, and C. B. Woods. The recited consideration in the lease was $1,000 cash paid, and the obligation of the lessees to pay $1,000 additional after the expiration of the first year of the lease, for a continuation of the same in full force for another year thereafter, in the absence of drilling operations. According to agreement between the lessees, each one was to pay one-fourth of the cash consideration and one-fourth of all subsequent amounts, and that they…
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