Corley v. Olympic Petroleum Corporation

DISSENT

DAVIS, Justice.

I dissent. I drew this case and wrote the following opinion, which I now file as my dissent with minor changes.

This is a declaratory judgment suit by ap-pellee, Olympic Petroleum Corporation, against appellants, B. L. Corley and wife, Orilla Betts Corley, to construe and declare an oil, gas and mineral lease to be valid and in full force and effect. The appellants answered and petitioned for a summary judgment, asking the court to declare the oil, gas and mineral lease to have terminated. The case was tried before the court, without a jury, and judgment was entered in…