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CALCOTE v. TEXAS PAC. COAL & OIL CO.

No. 11549.

157 F.2d 216 (1946)

CALCOTE v. TEXAS PAC. COAL & OIL CO.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 10, 1946.

Writ of Certiorari Denied November 18, 1946.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chas. F. Engle, of Natchez, Miss., and Forrest B. Jackson, of Jackson, Miss., for appellants.

William H. Watkins, of Jackson, Miss., and David B. Trammell and Eugene T. Adair, both of Fort Worth, Tex., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, HOLMES, and LEE, Circuit Judges.

Writ of Certiorari Denied November 18, 1946. See 67 S.Ct. 205.

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

This action was brought by appellants to cancel a lease to explore for oil, gas, and other minerals. A counterclaim was filed by appellee (defendant and leaseholder) to declare and confirm its rights under the lease. The decisive question presented on this appeal is whether the lease, which was obtained by appellee while it was unlawfully doing business in Mississippi as...

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