The South Western Reporter, Volume 296West Publishing Company, 1927 - Law reports, digests, etc Includes the decisions of the Supreme Courts of Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Texas, and Court of Appeals of Kentucky; Aug./Dec. 1886-May/Aug. 1892, Court of Appeals of Texas; Aug. 1892/Feb. 1893-Jan./Feb. 1928, Courts of Civil and Criminal Appeals of Texas; Apr./June 1896-Aug./Nov. 1907, Court of Appeals of Indian Territory; May/June 1927-Jan./Feb. 1928, Courts of Appeals of Missouri and Commission of Appeals of Texas. |
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Page 285 - It is agreed that this lease shall remain in force for a term of years from this date, and as long thereafter as oil or gas, or either of them, is produced from said land by the lessee.
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Page 74 - Claims is reversed and the cause remanded with directions to render judgment in favor of the appellant in accordance with this opinion.