Deace v. Stribling

BLAIR, Justice.

Appellee, W. F. Stribling, sued appellant, R. A. Deace, to cancel a mineral lease because of alleged breaches of its covenants and conditions; and on the trial to *565the court without a jury judgment was rendered for appellee as prayed; hence this appeal.

Appellee was lessor, and appellant, R. A. Deace, and W. P. Bankston, Clifford F. York, and Patsey L. York were lessees; each lessee owning a certain percentage of interest ' in the entire mineral estate granted. In 1938, all of the lessees, except appellant, executed a quitclaim deed to their interests to appellee. In 1936, W. P.…