Clopton Rogers v. Osborn

I agree with both the analysis and conclusion reached by the Court of Civil Appeals in its opinion in this case, 250 S. W. 2d. 296, and would affirm that decision. It seems to me that it placed the proper construction upon the word "operations” as used in the latter part of paragraph 5 of the lease contract. In the sense there used I think it should not be restricted to refer solely to the “drilling or reworking operations” in which the lessee was engaged at the expiration of the primary term, but should include additional drilling if prosecuted according to the terms of the contract with no…