Schank v. North American Royalties, Inc.

TEIGEN, Justice.

The plaintiffs have appealed from separate judgments in two actions to quiet the title to certain mineral interests in land on the theory that certain oil and gas leases given by the plaintiffs to the defendants terminated because of the failure of the defendants to pay delay rentals or to commence a well. Separate actions were brought by each of the plaintiffs against the same defendants. The cases were consolidated for the purpose of trial. Separate judgments were entered and separate appeals were taken. The appeals were consolidated for the purposes of argument and briefing…