House v. Halton

This is an action instituted by the appellee against the appellants. The appellee alleged in substance that, on the 1st of July, 1920, the appellant, through his agents, requested the appellee to execute to appellant an oil and gas lease on property owned by the appellee; that appellant’s agents represented that, within three months, a well would be begun in the neighborhood of this land to ascertain whether oil or gas was in that territory; that it was represented that the lease was wanted for another year, and nothing was said about rental; that the appellee and his wife executed the lease…