BRATTON, Circuit Judge.
American Republics Corporation owned an oil and gas lease covering certain land in Eddy County, New Mexico. The land was owned by the United States and the lease was executed pursuant to the provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of February 25, 1920, as amended, 30 U.S.C.A. § 181 et seq. In October, 1941, American assigned the lease to S. P. Yates insofar as it related to part of the land. The assignment provided that Yates should commence...
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