Neff v. Jones

BLACKBIRD, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment sustaining a general demurrer to the petition that plaintiffs in error filed, as plaintiffs, in the district court, and dismissing their action against defendant in error, as defendant. All parties will hereinafter be referred to by their designations there.

In their petition, plaintiffs prayed for cancellation of two separate oil and gas leases, each with S-year primary terms, covering the major portion of a quarter-section of land, executed and delivered by Verdy and A. J. Lacy, husband and wife, on May 30, 1924. In the prayer of said…