Looney v. Sun Oil Co.

WILLIAMS, Justice.

This suit between appellee, Sun Oil Company, plaintiff below, and appellant, T. P. Looney, defendant below, is grounded upon a quitclaim deed and contract executed and duly acknowledged by both plaintiff and one W. F. Nenney. It is dated May 14, 1936, and was timely recorded in Gregg County Deed Records. The material parts of above instrument necessary to an understanding of the points to be discussed read:

“Whereas, on the 6th day of June 1935, Manuel Strong and wife, Minnie Lee Strong, and John W. Scott, as lessors, executed and delivered to W. F. Neeney, as lessee, an oil,…