Coyle v. North American Oil Consolidated

Plaintiffs own 120 acres of land in one tract, situated in what is known as the Cotton Valley Oil Field in Webster Parish, the land being described as the N.E. 1/4 of the S.E. 1/4 of Section 29, and the N. 1/2 of the S.W. 1/4 of Section 28, Township 21 North, Range 10 West.

On August 26, 1936, they executed an oil and gas lease in favor of M. Carl Jones, covering the N.E. 1/4 of the S.E. 1/4 of Section 29. Jones, the lessee, transferred the lease to Elva M. Austin, and Austin in turn transferred it to the North American Oil Consolidated, one of the defendants.

On the same day, Robert M. Coyle,…