Buffalo Valley Oil & Gas Co. v. Jones

Citations

• 75 Kan. 18
• 88 P. 537
• 1907 Kan. LEXIS 4

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Oil-and-Gas Lease — Abandonment by the Lessee. Where an oil-and-gas lease covering lands locáted in a field which is. being actively developed is given for a term of two years, and contains a provision that in case oil or gas is found on the premises the lease may be continued in force by the lessee so long as he diligently develops the land and markets the product, the failure of the lessee to use reasonable diligence in the respects named will cause the lease to lapse.</p> <p>2. - Question of Fact. What constitutes reasonable diligence in such a case is a question of fact.</p>