Pope v. Pennzoil Producing Co.

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

Appellant, Darrell H. Pope, contends that his one-fourth mineral interests are not leased and seeks an accounting from appellee, the owner of the working interest in a producing oil well, for all oil and gas sold. The Chancellor dismissed the petition for an accounting. We affirm.

The mineral interests at issue are under 70 acres of land in Columbia County which were owned by appellant’s father, A.G. Pope, who died intestate on July 11, 1965. Surviving A.G. Pope were his widow, Jupe O. Pope, and their four children; appellant, Jerry Bertie Duke, Gertrude Rolaine, and…