State Ex Rel. Cope v. Cooper

By the Couet.

This canse has heretofore received the consideration of this court upon a motion to quash the service of summons, which motion was overruled (121 Ohio St., 519, 169 N. E., 701). The defendants now demur to the petition on the ground that it does not state a cause of action.

The petition alleges that the state of Ohio gave to the relator a lease upon lands of the state, giving to lessee the right to drill for gas and oil and to remove the same from the lands of the state upon terms and conditions set forth in the lease. The lease was dated July 24, 1929, and was executed in all…