Harry H. Smedley v. City of Waldron, Thomas Sawyer, Mayor Waldron, Arkansas

ROSS, Circuit Judge.

This case is before our court for a second time.1 The City of Waldron is now appealing a finding by the district court that Smedley is entitled to the remedy of forfeiture of the reservoir in question. On appeal, the City is alleging that the district court erred in concluding that forfeiture of the reservoir was required, because the oil and gas lease executed by the City did not violate either the purpose or intent of the 1940 agreement between Hannah Smedley and the City. We affirm the district court.

In Smedley I we remanded to the district court with directions to make…