Vickers v. Peaker

Ed. F. McFaddin, Associate Justice.

From a decree of the Chancery Court refusing the plaintiffs’ prayer for cancellation of a certain instrument as a cloud on the title, there is this appeal. The equities preponderate in favor of the appellees.

The appellants are R. H. Vickers and his two sisters, Mrs. Humphreys and Mrs. Gray. They were plaintiffs below. As lessees, they own and operate an oil and gas lease (known as the “Murphy lease”) on 40 acres; described as the NW14 Sec. 28, Twp. 15 S, R 15 W, Ouachita County, Arkansas. On this lease there are four oil wells producing from the Blossom…