Papoose Oil Co. v. Rainey

This action was commenced by the defendants in error, hereinafter referred to as plaintiffs, against the plaintiff, hereinafter referred to as defendant, for the cancellation of an oil and gas lease on 40 acres of land. One of the grounds1 for cancellation was a failure to diligently develop, and on that issue the trial court found:

“That the premises involved herein have not been properly developed for oil and gas purposes with reasonable diligence by the defendant.”

The defendant assigns as error the failure of the trial court to make certain specific findings of fact in connection with the…