BRANNON v. GULF STATES ENERGY CORP.

No. B-6759.

562 S.W.2d 219 (1977)

M. J. BRANNON, et al., Petitioners, v. GULF STATES ENERGY CORPORATION, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied March 15, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clark & Tartaglia, W. Scott Clark, Fort Worth, for petitioner.

Levi Old and Willoughby, Brown, Longenecker, Beecham, Koons & Rapier, John E. Rapier, Dallas, for respondents.


DANIEL, Justice.

The question in this case is whether an oil and gas lease terminated for nonpayment of delay rentals where there was a late payment and acceptance by the lessor of a check designated as "lease rental." More specifically, the issue is whether parol evidence was admissible to vary the written designation of the late payment from a "rental" to a bonus for a new lease.

Petitioners, M. J. Brannon, Jr., Otis Thompson, Patricia A. Elliott, and Henry...

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