Howell v. Cooperative Refinery Ass'n

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thiele, J.:

This was an action in which the plaintiff sought to have his interest in an oil and gas lease determined. The defendant Cooperative Refinery Association, later referred to as C. R. A., and its co-defendants Grant demurred to plaintiff’s petition and that demurrer being overruled, an appeal to this court was perfected by them.

The following facts are disclosed by the allegations of the petition and the exhibits attached to it. All of the real estate hereafter mentioned lies in Township 18 South, in Range 26 West, in Ness County. Prior to…