Skelly Oil Company, Petitioner v. Gertrude L. Archer, Respondents

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the trial and appellate courts on most issues but reversed and remanded the judgment that cancelled the lease on Section 292, holding that the record contained no probative evidence that the well on that section failed to produce in paying quantities. The Court also found the lease ambiguous, placing the burden on the Archers to prove their construction, which they failed to meet.