Cranston v. Miller

Appellant is the owner of certain lands in what is known as the East Field of Union county, Arkansas, on which are two oil wells which are now producing a small amount of crude oil. The original lease of the lands for oil and gas was executed in 1921 by appellant to a Mrs. Blank, and appellee Miller is now the owner of said leasehold by mesne conveyances by way of assignments. It appears that the Magnolia Oil Company operated the wells for a period of years and then abandoned them and assigned the lease back to appellant’s son who assigned same to Patterson and he executed to appellant an…