Barquin v. Hall Oil Co.
Wyoming Supreme Court
ERROR to the District Court of Fremont County; Hon. Chas. E. Winter, Judge. Action by James Barquín and another against the Hall Oil Company for the cancellation of two oil and gas leases and for damages for failure to cancel said leases of record following forfeiture of rights thereunder by failure to drill. Opinion denying rehearing follows the original opinion.
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ERROR to the District Court of Fremont County; Hon. Chas. E. Winter, Judge. Action by James Barquín and another against the Hall Oil Company for the cancellation of two oil and gas leases and for damages for failure to cancel said leases of record following forfeiture of rights thereunder by failure to drill. Opinion denying rehearing follows the original opinion. The court erred in sustaining the demurrer to the original petition and in sustaining the motion to strike from the amended petition all allegations of damages; the court erred in sustaining the' demurer to the third and fourth…
1Opinion of the Court
Blume, Justice.
The plaintiffs in error, plaintiffs below, bring this action against the defendant in error, defendant below, to cancel of record two oil and gas leases held by defendants on 80 acres of land in Fremont County, and for damage in the sum of $400,000 for failure to cancel said leases of record and for failure to drill. A demurrer was sustained to the original petition. An amended petition was filed. From this, on motion, were stricken all matters relating to damage. The plaintiffs complain of this action here. How*168ever, they'filed a second amended petition, asking in the first two…
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