Legal Opinion
Grubb v. McAfee
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 21, 1919No. 2691PublishedCited by 122 opinions
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals of the Second District, in an appeal from Clay County. Mrs. Grubb sued McAfee and obtained judgment. Defendant appealed, and plaintiff, appellee, obtained writ of error on a judgment, reversing and rendering for defendant. 164 S. W., 925.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Greenwood
On August 26, 1903, Thomas Grubb executed to defendant in error, C. M. McAfee, a written contract, as follows:
“Know all men by these presents, That I, Thomas Grubb, of the County of Clay and State of Texas, fot and consideration of one dollar to me in hand paid by C. M. McAfee, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and other consideration, have granted, demised and let to said C. M. McAfee, his executors, administrators and assigns, for the sole and only purpose of prospecting, drilling or operating for and in petroleum, oil, gas, coal or minerals, for the term of twenty years from the…
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