Smith v. Lawson

BLACKBIRD, Justice.

This appeal arose out of an action for specific performance of a contract to purchase an oil and gas lease on a quarter section of land in Hughes County, Oklahoma. Defendant in error, who was named lessee in said lease, and will hereinafter be referred to as plaintiff, acquired it from one or more members of the LaValley, Harris and Rippy families. It was dated September 21, 1954, was for a primary term of six months, and contained a provision to the effect that if said lessee, and/or his assigns, failed to commence operations for the drilling of a well on said land on or…