Breedlove v. Pennzoil Co.

WORKMAN, Justice:

At issue in this case is whether the Circuit Court of Lincoln County correctly interpreted the provisions of several leases involving mineral rights when it determined that the lessees were not obligated *46to furnish free gas for household use to the appellant lessors. Having reviewed the subject language of the leases, we conclude that the covenant to provide free gas for household use was expressly dependent on the lessees’ production of gas from the leased premises. Since gas has never been produced on the leased premises we concur with the circuit court’s conclusion that…