ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY v. HILTON

No. 402.

437 S.W.2d 347 (1969)

ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY et al., Appellants, v. W. O. HILTON et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

Rehearings Denied February 20, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ramey, Brelsford, Flock, Devereux & Hutchins, Tom B. Ramey, Jr., and Frank L. McClendon, Tyler, for appellant, Atlantic Richfield Co., and others.

Wilson, Miller, Spivey & Steger, Marshall Spivey, Tyler, for appellant, Centenary College of Shreveport.

Kliewer & Hood, Edward Kliewer, Jr., Dallas, for appellees.


DUNAGAN, Chief Justice.

This suit involves the question of whether an oil, gas and mineral lease executed by appellees, the Hiltons and McCoys, owners of the leasing privilege, to the predecessor in title of appellant, Atlantic, had terminated.

Appellees, W. O. Hilton and wife, Malvirin Hilton and L. A. McCoy and wife, Ila Mae McCoy, filed suit in November, 1961, against Atlantic Refining Company, now Atlantic Richfield Company, in the District Court of Henderson...

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