Allen v. Continental Oil Co.

BOLIN, Judge.

This is a suit to cancel an oil and gas lease and for damages and attorney’s fees on the ground that the primary term of the lease had expired prior to the time lessees became “engaged” in drilling operations.

For written reasons the lower court rendered judgment in plaintiffs’ favor ordering cancellation of the lease, the removal by defendants of all equipment from plaintiffs’ property, and awarding damages in the sum of $2500, and $4500 as attorney’s fees. From this judgment defendants appeal and plaintiffs answer the appeal asking for an increase in the money judgment.

For the…