Ferguson v. Gulf Oil Corp.

ANDERSON, Judge.

In this action plaintiffs William H. Ferguson and Helen Ferguson, his wife, sought a judicial declaration that certain real property owned by them was unencumbered by a written twenty-year lease given by them to Missouri State Oil Company. Defendant Gulf Oil Corporation in its answer denied plaintiffs’ claim and asserted it had succeeded to Missouri State Oil Company’s rights under said lease. The cause was tried to the court and resulted in a finding and judgment for defendant. Plaintiffs have appealed.

The case was tried on an agreed statement of facts, and the exhibits…