Wagner v. Hamilton

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

The appellees, Roy Hamilton and wife, Minnie Hamilton, were plaintiffs below, and the appellants, Bruce Wagner, and wife, Roma Wagner, were defendants below. They will be so referred to in this opinion.

On May 18, 1931, defendant, Roma Wagner, owned a tract of land in Pike County, Kentucky, and on that day she and her husband, Bruce Wagner, executed to Paramount Natural Gas Corporation an oil and gas lease whereby lessee was given the right to take from the land the minerals named, and for surface privileges incident thereto, for a period of ten…