Ford v. Kentucky-West Virginia Gas Co.

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Cammack

Affirming.

In 1928, the parents of the appellants, and who are now deceased, executed an oil and gas lease to the Kentucky-West Virginia Gas Company. The consideration was $1 and the covenants and agreements set out therein. The lease covered a period of 10 years and provided that it should continue to run as long as oil or gas was produced in paying quantities; certain royalty provisions were set out therein; a well was to be commenced within seven months of its date or the lessee was to pay certain specified rentals until a well was completed or the lease…