Anderson-Prichard Oil Corp. v. McBride

Plaintiff, McBride, holder of a preference right lease on school land, brought condemnation proceedings against defendant, Anderson-Prichard Oil Corporation, holder of an oil and gas lease from the state on the same land, to recover damages for the drilling and operation by defendant of an oil and gas well on the property during 1936. Plaintiff’s lease expired December 31, 1936. It was renewed for the year 1937, and in that year, defendant having completed two additional wells on the land, plaintiff brought another proceeding to recover the damages resulting from the drilling and operation of…