Martin v. Kostner

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFarland, J.:

This is an action by the lessees to quiet their title in certain oil and gas leasehold estates. The defendant-landowners appeal from an adverse judgment by the trial court. The plaintiff-lessees cross-appeal on a single issue.

The factual situation from which this controversy arises is involved and often technical. Although additional facts will be supplied later as needed, the following synopsis provides an adequate factual foundation.

Defendants are the owners of the surface and minerals in and to three parallel 80-acre tracts in Kingman…