Freeland v. Edwards

Mr. Justicio Davis

delivered the opinion of the court:

This case involves the construction of an oil-and-gas lease from lessor-plaintiffs to defendant. After defendant drilled a dry hole, and the primary term of the lease had expired, the lessor-plaintiffs executed a further oil-and-gas lease to plaintiff Marion Partlow. Thereafter plaintiffs brought this action against defendant for a permanent injunction to restrain him from drilling on their land and for a cancellation of his lease. Defendant sought affirmative relief in the form of a declaratory judgment upholding the continuing validity of…