Upham v. Ladd

Mr. Judge TAYLOR

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section B.

Suit was filed by Paul Ladd, defendant in error, against D. A. Upham, plaintiff in error, to recover a balance of gas royalty alleged- to be due under an oil and gas lease executed by Ladd and wife covering a tract of land in Wheeler County. Upham by virtue of a regular chain of transfer of the lease enjoys as assignee the same rights, and stands committed to the same obligations with respect to the lease, as the original lessee. The trial court sustained a general demurrer to the petition and entered an order of…