Superior Oil Co. v. FOOTE

I do not contend that the legislature was without authority to enact Chapter 256, Laws 1948, as amended by Chapter 220, Laws 1950. Thus it is unnecessary to comment on many of the authorities cited in the majority opinion. My position is that the proceedings in this case do not conform to the pattern which was formulated by the above mentioned statutes.

The appellant derived its rights under leases executed on November 7, 1939, and May 8 and 18, 1940, the primary terms of which were ten years. Unless it produced oil or gas in paying quantities from the lease lands within the primary terms, the…