Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. Walker

Mr. Judge CRITZ

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section A.

On January 29, 1927, Mrs. Rosa Vela De Benavides, acting for herself and as guardian of the estates of five minor Benavides children, and as agent for the State under the provisions of Articles 5367, et seq. R. C. S. 1925, executed and delivered *126to N. G. Vela, an oil and gas lease covering nine sections of land in Webb County, Texas. Eight of these sections were completely owned by lessors, the State having no interest in the minerals therein. The ninth section, No. 664, containing 640 acres was State school land,…