Chapman Oil & Gas Co. v. Sylar

MOORE, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order overruling the plea of privilege of appellant, Chapman Oil Company.

Appellee, Scott Sylar, brought suit against appellant in Henderson County for failure to repair a road in accordance with the terms of a written oil and gas lease covering a tract of land in Henderson County which was entered into by appellant and T. E. Beach. He alleged that after the execution of the lease he purchased the land from T. E. Beach subject to the lease and thereby became a party to the lease by assignment. As grounds for a cause of action he alleged that the lease…