State v. J. M. Huber Corp.

Under our view of the controlling question presented for decision in this court, a brief statement of the case is all that is required. This is an action by the1 State against Continental Oil Company and J. M. Huber Corporation to recover $58,240.00 alleged to be due as annual payments of $2.00 per acre under the terms of an oil and gas lease executed under the provisions of Ch. 140 of the Acts of the 39th Legislature, 1925, amending sub-section 2 of Sec. 7, Ch. 83 of the Acts of the 35th Legislature, 1917, Art. 5344, V. C. S., relating to the prospecting for, and the development of minerals…