Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Co. v. Bratton
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Stephens County; W. R. Ely, Judge. Suit to cancel lease by J. H. -Bratton against the Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Company. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
On January 18, 1915, W. H. Nolan executed to the Texas Pacific Coal Company an oil and gas lease on a tract of land in Stephens county. The lease recited a cash consideration paid of $207.75 and contained a stipulation that it should continue in force for a period of five years upon condition that the lessee should pay an annual ground rental, in advance, of $207.75; the first payment to be made on or before the beginning of the second year, and the remaining payments to be made sucessively on or before the beginning of each year thereafter. The lease contained this further stipulation:
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