Humphreys v. Fletcher
New Mexico Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Eddy County; Brat-ton, Judge. Action by Mary E. Fletcher against S. G.' Humph-reys and another. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
DAVIS, J.
On the 19th of October, 1917, Mary E. Fletcher executed an oil and gas lease in favor of S. G. Humphreys upon real estate in Eddy county. The lease on its face was for a term of two years and as long thereafter as oil or gas should be produced from the premises by the lessee. Humphreys assigned the lease to Faris.
On November 1, 1919, after the expiration of the two-year period, a complaint was filed by Mary E. Fletcher against Humphreys and Faris, alleging that they were still asserting some claim or rights under the lease; that no oil or gas had ever been…
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