Legal Opinion
Cannon v. Sun-Key Oil Co., Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)
Decided November 6, 2003No. 11-02-00286-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
W.G. ARNOT, III, Chief Justice.
Ernest Cannon sought a declaratory judgment terminating an oil and gas lease covering a 352-acre production unit. In his petition, Cannon alleged alternative theories for termination: (1) “total cessation of production” after the primary term and (2) a “cessation of production in paying quantities” after the primary term. Sun-Key Oil Co., Inc., the lessee by assignment, asserted that the lease never terminated. Alternatively, Sun-Key asserted that Cannon revived the lease after the alleged termination by recognizing its validity in letters that he sent to…
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