El Paso Natural Gas Co. v. Texas Co.

, -HAMILTON, Chief Justice.

Inasmuch as we aré reversing our .position as ■ taken on the original hearing of this -case, the opinion rendered .therein-is hereby withdrawn and the following opinion substituted as the opinion of this court on the motion for rehearing in the above entitled cause.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment rendered by the District Court' of El Paso County, Texas,141st Judicial District. Appellees, The Texas'Company and others, sued appellant, the El Pasó Natural Gas Company, seeking to, recover the balance alleged to be due as the purchase price of certain leases,…