Childress v. Siler

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

This is a suit by Siler against Childress for damages resulting from the failure of title to an oil and gas lease assigned to Siler by Childress. On 21 November 1950 a Mrs. Lizzie Vehon et al. executed an oil and gas lease on a tract of land in Falls County to Childress, which lease provided that unless a well was spudded and drilling operations commenced on the property on or before 90 days from its date, that the lease would become null and void. On 30 March 1951, 40 days after the 90 days had expired, Mrs. Vehon et al. filed suit against Childress in trespass to try…