Violette v. Gaertner

On March 25, 1931, Monroe Oil & Gas Company, assignor of Alfred Violette, plaintiff, acquired an oil and gas lease on property in Monroe county from Hugo O. Gaertner and Louise Gaertner, its'owners. Plaintiff’s assignor, as lessee, agreed to begin the drilling of a well on the premises within six months from the date of the lease unless prevented by unavoidable accident and delays, or to •pay to the Gaertners an annual rental of $2 per acre until the drilling operations began. On June 1,1926, the premises had been previously leased to Henry R. Montry, assignor of the Deerfield Oil Producing…