Rushing v. Griffin

VIOSCA, Justice.

Clayton T. Rushing and Mrs. Jewel Por-terfield, plaintiffs and appellants, lessors, seek cancellation of an oil, gas and mineral lease on seven acres more or less of land in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, executed by them in favor of Dr. Edward P. Griffin, Jr., defendant and appellee, lessee.

The lease which is attached to and made part of the petition is dated June 9, 1955 and states in the opening paragraph that it is between “Clayton T. Rushing, wife of Irene Isgate Rushing * '* * and Jewel Rushing Porterfield, a widow, * * * lessor (whether one or more), and Edward P. Griffin,…