Rainwater v. Mason

MARTIN, Justice.

On March 25, 1949, F. M. Bratcher and wife, Cleo Bratcher, executed an oil and gas lease to L. E. Ostrom and B. R. Rainwater leasing them Lots One through Eight in Block Seven in the City of Post for a primary term of three years. The lease contained a specific provision that the property could only be pooled with other property in Block Seven, and provided that in no event could any other pooling be done without the consent of , the lessor. During the first year of the primary term, by City Ordinance No. 89, the City of Post provided for the pooling of lots and blocks in the…