Hester v. Roberts

HAWTHORNE, Justice.

Plaintiffs in this action seek to recover judgment for $14,000 against the defendant Robert F. Roberts as liquidated damages for failure of a sublessee, Waytex Oil. Corporation, to drill four wells under the-provisions of two subleases, one of which' we shall designate as the Mixon lease and' the other as the Maxwell lease. After trial on the merits there was judgment dismissing the suit, and plaintiffs have appealed.

The two subleases were acquired by Waytex Oil Corporation from plaintiffs, the effective date of the acquisitions being January 1, 1951. Each of these leases…