Humble Oil & R. Co. v. Hutchins, Et Ux.

*640Lotteehos, J.

Appellees own 169.42 acres of land in Jefferson Davis County, substantially all of which lies within the Gwin-ville Gas Field. On July 1,1940, they executed a mineral lease on said land, which lease was assigned by the lessee to appellant. Subsequently, after a survey had been made, appellees executed to appellant an amendment of said lease, correcting the land description and showing the acreage as stated above. After the lease was executed, appellees conveyed to Thomas O. Payne an undivided one-fourth royalty interest in said land, for a twenty year term, but without…