Evans v. Simpson

Appellants (Evans) appeal from an adverse decision of the district court dismissing their complaint against appellees for injunctive relief, a declaratory judgment, and for damages resulting from the alleged wrongful cancellation of a lease of state land from the Board of Land Commissioners (Board). We affirm the judgment.

On March 17, 1964, Evans, as lessee, and appellee Board, as lessor, entered into a ten-year lease of certain state land to be used by Evans for agricultural and grazing purposes. Eight years later, on March 31, 1972, the Board, as lessor, and appellee Empire Energy…