Duffy v. Callaway

GRISSOM, Chief Justice.

In 1942 Callaway purchased 9,624 acres of land in Stonewall County. B. A. Duffy, A. S. Goodloe and E. W. Moutray then jointly owned 721 acres of minerals scattered throughout that ranch. Amon G. Carter owned 984 mineral acres therein. In March, 1945, Callaway and Duffy, Goodloe and Moutray executed one oil and gas lease, for a primary term of ten years, on all of their separately owned interests in said ranch to F. L. Hawk. Carter executed a separate lease. In 1945 Hawk assigned approximately half of the lease to Honolulu Oil Corporation and the other half to George…