Davis v. Cramer

Opinion by

Judge PIERCE.

In this quiet title action concerning rights under two oil and gas leases, the Davis lease and the Allensworth lease, both parties appeal. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Plaintiffs, J.W.C. Davis and Gwendolyn Davis (the Davises), are the fee simple owners of the property at issue, except for a one-half, undivided interest in the mineral estate which had been reserved by their predecessors-in-interest, the Allensworths. On November 1, 1968, the Davises leased their mineral interest to the predecessor-in-interest of defendants, Gary Sandlin, Sand-lin Oil…