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HUGHES v. CANTWELL

No. 6479.

540 S.W.2d 742 (1976)

Kingdon R. HUGHES, Appellant, v. Conan CANTWELL and First National Bank in Dallas, Co-Trustees under the Will of H. F. Gibson, Deceased, Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

Rehearing Denied September 1, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kerr, Fitz-Gerald & Kerr, William Monroe Kerr, Harris E. Kerr, Midland, for appellant.

Jackson, Walker, Winstead, Cantwell & Miller, A. W. Walker, Jr., Dallas, for appellees.

OPINION

STEPHEN F. PRESLAR, Chief Justice.

This case involves the interpretation of an oil and gas lease and related questions surrounding the "unless" clause thereof.

The trial Court sitting without a jury, held that the lease had terminated for failure to comply with the "unless" clause. We affirm.

Appellant Hughes leased from the Appellee a fractional mineral interest in Section 49, Block 34, H & TC Railway Company Survey, Ward County...

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