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WESTERN EMPIRE PETROLEUM COMPANY v. DAVENPORT

No. 13400.

318 S.W.2d 903 (1958)

WESTERN EMPIRE PETROLEUM COMPANY et al., Appellants, v. James T. DAVENPORT et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Denied December 17, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh H. Meyer, Hondo, for appellants.

Frank X. Vance, Hondo, for appellees.

POPE, Justice.

This appeal concerns the construction of the terms of a drilling contract.

On October 2, 1956, plaintiffs, James T. Davenport, James V. Reynolds and T. F. Harrington, owned oil and gas leases on the 15,594 acre Rothe Ranch in Medina County. Defendant, Western Empire Petroleum Company, a Utah Corporation, and plaintiffs entered into a written agreement on October 2, 1956, by the terms of which defendant...

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