Conley's Adm'r v. Kindred

Opinion op the Court by

Van Sant, Commissioner

—Affirming.

Appellant’s decedent, it. L. Conley, executed an oil and gas lease to appellee, by tbe terms of which the former is to receive as royalty one-eighth of all gas to be produced on the property. The royalty is to be paid in cash and computed at the rate of 12 cents per 1,000 cubic feet. Both parties had fully complied with this agreement at the time the petition herein was filed. The petition alleges that, simultaneous with the execution of the lease, the parties entered into a written “side contract,” whereby appellee agreed to pay to…