Wagner v. Smith

This is an appeal from a judgment entered by the Washington County Court of Common Pleas finding in favor of Carl E. Smith, defendant below and appellee herein, in an action instituted by Neil H. Wagner and Wilma Sue Wagner, appellants herein, to terminate a gas and oil lease. The following errors are assigned:

“FIRST ASSIGNMENT OF ERROR:

“I. The Court of Common Pleas of Washington County erred in permitting Defendant-Appellee Carl E. Smith, as owner of the working interests in the oil and gas lease upon the 14.653 acres of Plaintiffs-Appellants, to continue to hold the lease despite lack of…