Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Albert William Zimmer, Trustee of the Estate of William H.brown, Deceased, Defendant and Third-partyplaintiff-appellee, v. Gulf Oil Corporation, Third-party Defendant-appellant

Summary Calendar.* United States Court of Appeals, - 576 F.2d 106

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.