SWORD v. RAINS

No. 76-1872.

575 F.2d 810 (1978)

Charles H. SWORD et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Wilson RAINS et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided May 8, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifford L. Malone, Wichita, Kan. (Donald W. Bostwick, Wichita, Kan., on the brief), for plaintiffs-appellants.

William Tinker, Wichita, Kan. (Arthur W. Skaer, Jr., Wichita, Kan., on the brief), for defendant-appellee, Arthur W. Skaer.

Thomas P. Garretson, Wichita, Kan. (Robert G. Martin, Wichita, Kan., on the brief), for defendants-appellees, Wilson Rains et al.

Before McWILLIAMS, BREITENSTEIN and McKAY, Circuit Judges.


McWILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

This case concerns an oil and gas lease. Charles H. Sword, the owner of 160 acres of land in Meade County, Kansas, entered into an oil and gas lease for a primary term of one year commencing July 23, 1971. Sword subsequently executed an extension of the lease whereby the primary term of the lease was extended an additional three months, from July 23, 1972, to October 23, 1972. The landowners adjacent to Sword also executed oil and gas leases...

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