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

217 Miss. 636 (1953)

64 So.2d 733

32 Adv. S. 29

HUMBLE OIL & REF. CO.

v.

HUTCHINS, et ux.

No. 38640.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 18, 1953.

J.A. Thompson and M.M. Roberts, for appellant.

J. Kenneth Riley and W.E. Morse, for appellees.

LOTTERHOS, J.

Appellees own 169.42 acres of land in Jefferson Davis County, substantially all of which lies within the Gwinville 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…