Texas & Pacific Coal & Oil Co. v. Stuard

By their amended petition, filed May 81, 1922, plaintiffs, R. C. Stuard and wife, C. U. Stuard, alleged: That on October 26, 1917; they executed and delivered to appellants an oil and gas lease on 56 acres of land, out of the Blundell survey in Eastland county, for a consideration of $456 in cash and that drilling preparations be begun on said premises within 60 days from the date- of the lease. That in connection with and contemporaneous with the making of said lease, and as a further consideration for the signing of the same, W. K. Gordon, acting for appellant, verbally agreed to drill and…