Riley v. Meriwether

OPINION

FULLER, Justice.

In a declaratory judgment action, the Appellees as assignors sought to have the Corrected Assignment of leasehold interest declared terminated. Trial was to a jury, and the trial court, after disregarding certain answers by the jury, entered judgment for the Appellees resulting in termination of the estate represented by the Corrected Assignment. We affirm.

The controversy involves an instrument titled “Corrected Assignment” dated February 17,1980, in which Appellees assigned to Wiggins Oil Company certain oil and gas leasehold estates in Crockett County, Texas,…