First National Bank of Healdton v. Dunlap

MASON, V. C. J.

(dissenting). I cannot concur in either the reasoning or the conclusion reached by the majority opinion in this case.

To hold that an oil. and gas lease is subject to a judgment lien can work no .hardship, but, on the contrary, it would tend to prevent dishonest persons from dodging their legal obligations. The practical, every-day transactions dealing with oil and gas leases demonstrate the close relationship existing between oil and gas leases and conveyances of real estate. All are executed, delivered, and recorded in the same manner, and an abstract of the rtecord title is…