Parris v. Butler County Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Butler district court; Allison T. Ayres, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mason, J.:
On January 24, 1916, William Parris (his wife joining) executed an oil and gas lease one of the provisions of which was to the effect that if a well should not be commenced on the premises within one year the rights of the lessee should cease unless he should pay an annual rental of $1 an acre to the lessor or deposit that amount to his credit in the Citizen’s State Bank. On June 9, 1919, Parris and his wife brought an action against a number of persons claiming under such lease, asking that (as to part of the land) it be adjudged void…
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