Terry v. Texas Co.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court of Eastland county for the defendant, the Texas Company, denying plaintiffs, B. F. Terry, J. M. Radford, and Mac. Sayles, a cancellation of two certain oil and gas leases on land in Eastland county. The lease contained the following provision:

"This is not to have any validity or effect, unless lessee or his assigns commence to drill a test well for oil within eight (8) months from this date within a radius of two (2) miles of Rising Star, Texas."

The lease was dated March 6, 1918. It was alleged in plaintiffs' petition that defendant had…