Cedar Creek Oil & Gas Co. v. Archer

This is an action in the nature of an action to quiet title. The purpose of the plaintiff is to have a certain drilling agreement declared null and void, and cancelled on the records of Fallon county, in order to remove a cloud from plaintiff’s title to an oil and gas lease.

The lease was entered into January 12, 1929, between the plaintiff and the then owner of the leased land, George W. Sawyer. Sawyer subsequently died and the title to the land was acquired by Clarence S. and Frances Doherty Lillie, husband and wife, jointly. The owners of the land are not parties to the action. February 21,…