Eadus v. Hunter

August 13, 1928, plaintiffs executed a 10-year oil and gas lease on property held by the entire- ties. It ran to defendant Hunter, but was negotiated by Moyer for tbe benefit of all the defendants. After Mrs. Eadus signed, Eadús and Moyer deposited the lease in a bank in escrow, under an instrument drafted by Moyer but signed by Eadus alone, conditioning delivery of the lease to defendants on their commencing actual drilling within 60 days after a near-by well should produce. The adjoining well produced on September 14th. The condition for delivery was not performed, but about October 23d the…