COWDEN v. TEXAS DEVELOPMENT CO.

No. 8193.

89 F.2d 947 (1937)

COWDEN et al. v. TEXAS DEVELOPMENT CO. et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 12, 1937.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph G. Bennis, of El Paso, Tex., for appellants.

Henry G. Russell, of Pecos, Tex., and Frank Stubbeman, of Midland, Tex., for appellees.

Before FOSTER and SIBLEY, Circuit Judges, and STRUM, District Judge.


FOSTER, Circuit Judge.

Appellants brought this suit to cancel a mineral lease covering a large tract of land in block X, Crane county, Tex., alleging failure on the part of defendants to use due diligence to explore and develop the land for oil and other minerals. The bill prayed for cancellation of the lease and, in the alternative, for specific performance and for general relief. The answer denied that defendants were in...

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