Helm Bros., Inc. v. Trauger

LEVINE, Justice.

Helm Bros., Inc. (Helm), appeals from a judgment determining its rights under a mining lease. Helm also appeals from an order denying its motion for a new trial. Paul Trauger, Maryann Trauger, Rose Ann Hermann, Zella Trauger-Zahn, Margaret Zinke, Calvin Trauger, and Mildred Ar-chambeau (hereinafter collectively referred to as Trauger) cross-appeal from the judgment. We affirm.

Helm (lessee) and Trauger (lessor) are the parties to a sand, gravel, and rock lease entered into by their predecessors in 1954 for a term of 20 years and as long thereafter as sand, gravel or rock is…