Storm v. Barbara Oil Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Robb, J.:

This appeal was taken from an order of the district

court granting appellee ninety days to comménce, or cause to be commenced, the drilling of an oil or gas well to be completed with due diligence to test the Douglas formation in the Medicine Lodge area and to develop the lease subject to further order of the court or, in the alternative, to release appellee’s lease as to the undeveloped acreage. The appellants, landowners, asked for cancellation of appellee’s oil and gas lease and a one sixteenth royalty mineral deed on the grounds of…