Gillespie v. Wagoner

Plaintiff, Hugh T. Gillespie, the owner of 80 acres of land in Lawrence County, filed an action to cancel an oil and gas lease upon his land on the ground that it terminated through abandonment. The defendants counterclaimed alleging slander of title and upon stipulation of the parties the cause was heard on the complaint. Defendants appeal from a decree finding that the lease had been abandoned and forfeited and giving them 10 days to release the lease and 60 days within which to remove their equipment.

Plaintiff executed an oil and gas lease to Allen Brothers on June 19, 1953, and by mesne…