CADDELL v. THRESHOLD DEVELOPMENT CO.

No. 9204.

609 S.W.2d 871 (1980)

Delton CADDELL and wife, Wanda Ruth Caddell, Appellants, v. THRESHOLD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

December 10, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wicks & Lee, William E. Lee, Ralls, for appellants.

McCleskey, Harriger, Brazill & Graf, Mike Worley, Lubbock, for appellees.


REYNOLDS, Chief Justice.

The trial court summarily decreed the extension of the primary term of an oil, gas and mineral lease for the commencement of drilling operations. Concluding that the movant established entitlement to the summary judgment by operation of the force majeure provision in the lease, we affirm.

The facts are undisputed. On 20 June 1974, Delton Caddell and his wife granted an oil, gas and mineral...

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