Legal Opinion
Collins v. Collins
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 20, 1941No. 14251PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Justice.
On October 26, 1925, one R. W. Smith and his wife executed an oil and gas lease on six sections of land in Ector County, Texas, to one H. T. Wolfe; one such section being No. 13, Block 43, Township 1 South, containing 640 acres. The six sections described in the lease embrace 3,866 acres.
We find these provisions in the lease: “This lease shall remain in force for a term of ten years from this date and as long thereafter as oil or gas, or either of them are produced from said land by the lessee.” It provided that if no well be commenced on the land before the 26th day of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ambruster v. AmbrusterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1930
- Corn v. First Texas Joint Stock Land Bank of HoustonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939
- Green v. HallTexas Commission of Appeals · 1921
- Russell v. SharpSupreme Court of Missouri · 1905
- Collins v. GeeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Smith v. BolinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
- Simmons v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
- Smith v. BolinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953