Schindler v. Thomas

OPINION

NYE, Justice.

Charles J. Schindler, appellant, filed suit in an effort to cancel an oil, gas and mineral lease on his land. He contended in the trial court as well as here, that appel-lees’ lease had terminated on November 1, 1965. The appellees defended contending that their lease was in full force and effect at the time they drilled a well on December 3, 1965; that a certain provision in the lease relied on by appellant as causing the termination of the lease, was ambiguous as a matter of law; therefore, they were permitted to introduce evidence explaining the ambiguity. The appellees…