Benson v. Lacy

HALL, Chief Justice.

This is a suit to cancel an oil and gas lease in so far as it covers a one-half undivided interest in 52½ acres of the A. Du Boise, Jr., Survey in Panola County, for alleged failure to pay the delayed rentals as provided in said lease. The trial was to a jury upon special issues. Upon the verdict rendered judgment was entered for ap-pellee validating the lease.

On February 2, 1944, J. R. Pitts and wife, Ima, executed and delivered to Rogers Lacy an oil, gas and mineral lease covering the 52½ acre tract and on March 13, 1944, Pitts and wife conveyed a one-half undivided…