COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATION v. SADLER

No. B-637.

447 S.W.2d 887 (1968)

COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATION, Relator, v. Honorable Jerry SADLER, Commissioner of the General Land Office of Texas, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied May 14, 1969.

Second Rehearing Denied July 2, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Stayton, Austin, Marvin H. Brown, Wichita Falls, for relator.

Crawford C. Martin, Atty. Gen., J. Milton Richardson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for respondents.


POPE, Justice.

Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, with leave of the court, filed its petition for writ of mandamus asking this court to order the Honorable Jerry Sadler, Commissioner of The General Land Office to accept its tender of rentals for certain mineral awards. Cobra has also joined a number of surface owners. Cobra's contentions are: (1) Article 5395 does not require payment of a rental to the State until the January following issuance of the awards, (2) its...

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