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BYRD v. BRADHAM

No. 83-149.

655 S.W.2d 366 (1983)

280 Ark. 11

Joseph Ewell BYRD, et al., Appellants, v. Rubye R. BRADHAM et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied September 12, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anderson, Crumpler & Bell, P.A., Magnolia, for appellants.

Keith, Clegg & Eckert, Magnolia, for appellees.

HICKMAN, Justice.

This is an oil and gas lease case and the question is whether a lease should be cancelled because of a violation of an implied covenant to develop the leasehold interest for production of oil or gas. The chancellor found that the lessors had failed to prove a violation of the implied covenant and refused cancellation of the lease. We disagree and reverse.

The lease in question was executed in 1952...

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