Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America v. Albert William Zimmer, Trustee of the Estate of William H. Brown, Deceased, and Third-Party v. Gulf Oil Corporation, Third-Party

576 F.2d 106 NATURAL GAS PIPELINE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Albert William ZIMMER, Trustee of the Estate of William H. Brown, Deceased, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GULF OIL CORPORATION, Third-Party Defendant-Appellant. No. 78-1124 Summary Calendar.* United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 5, 1978. Howard F. Saunders III, William H. Brian Jr., Amarillo, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant. Ochsner, & Baughman, Harold W. Ochsner, Tabor Scott, Amarillo, Tex., for defendant and third-party plaintiff-appellee. Before RONEY, GEE and FAY, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: [1] This case raises a question concerning the expiration date of an oil and gas lease. We affirm the decision of the district court that the lease in question terminated at the end of a fixed term of 50 years, on January 16, 1976, for the reasons set forth in the Memorandum Opinion of Judge Halbert O. Woodward. 447 F.Supp. 66 (N.D.Tex.1977). [2] AFFIRMED. Footnotes [-s] * Rule 18, 5 Cir.; see Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York et al., 5 Cir., 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part I