Cross v. Shell Oil Co.

BROWN, Justice.

This case arises under the so-called Relinquishment Act, Vernon’s Anno.Civ.Stat-utes, Art. 5367 et seq.

The oil and gas lease was executed by the defendant Cross and his wife to Henry Zweifel, as lessee, and Zweifel later assigned that portion of the lease which covers the lands involved in this suit to Rox-ana Petroleum Corporation, which named assignee through proper changes became Shell Oil Company, Inc., the plaintiff in the instant suit.

Plaintiff sued defendant for the sum of $400, same being equivalent to one-half of the delay rentals the plaintiff paid to Cross and the…