Wood v. Stewart

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, J.:

This was an action to recover damages for an alleged breach of covenants of warranty in an assignment of an oil and gas lease.

The petition alleges that on August 22, 1939, Thomas L. Stewart, hereinafter referred to as defendant, and his wife Ada B. Stewart who is not involved in this appeal and will not for that reason be subsequently referred to, became the owners of a 240-acre oil and gas lease located in Vernon county, Missouri, the terms of which granted such lessees the right to assign their interest in whole or in part and required…