Stephenson v. Stitz
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Bexar County ; M. A. Childers, Judge. • Suit by J. V. Stitz and wife against W. M. Stephenson and others to cancel' an oil and gas lease. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
On August 29, 1918, appellees Stitz executed and delivered to appellant Stephenson an oil and gas lease upon a 50-acre tract’ of land owned by them and situated in McMullen.county, for a recited consideration of $1, plus the usual royalties reserved by lessors in such cases.
On November 11, 1920, appellees brought this action to cancel the lease, upon the grounds: (a) That appellant obtained the sanie by fraudulent representations; (b) that it was unilateral in its terms, and without consideration; and (c) that appellant had failed to comply with the .conditions imposed upon him therein. The…
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