FREELAND v. EDWARDS

No. 34280.

11 Ill.2d 395 (1957)

142 N.E.2d 701

W.A. FREELAND et al., Appellants, v. RALPH H. EDWARDS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 23, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WILLIAM and RESCH, of Casey, for appellants.

RAYMOND O. HORN, of Salem, for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court:

This case involves the construction of an oil-and-gas lease from lessor-plaintiffs to defendant. After defendant drilled a dry hole, and the primary term of the lease had expired, the lessor-plaintiffs executed a further oil-and-gas lease to plaintiff Marion Partlow. Thereafter plaintiffs brought this action against defendant for a permanent injunction to restrain him from drilling...

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