Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp. v. Bettis

HURST, T.

The defendant, Tess Bettis, had occupied for several years 'an 80-acre tract of land under a year-to-year agricultural lease executed by the owner of the land. In August, 1932, the owner executed to Bettis a renewal agricultural lease covering the whole 80 acres for the year 1933. On November 23, 1932, the owner then executed an oil and gas lease covering the whole 80 acres to T. W. Meazel and others. Thereafter, on May 1, 1933, Meazel et al. executed to the plaintiff an assignment of the oil and gas lease in so far as it covered the south 60 acres of the premises, and the assignee…