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L ESSOR -L ESSEE I SSUES

PJC 303.21

PJC 303.21 Question on Date of Cessation of Production QUESTION ______ On what date do you find that production [ ceased/ceased to produce in pay ing quantities ]? Answer with a date in the blank below. Answer: _______________ COMMENT When to use. PJC 303.21 should be used to determine the date of cessation if the jury answers “Yes” to PJC 303.19 or 303.20A and 303.20B, and the nature of the dis pute requires a determination of the date when the lease ceased to produce or produce in paying quantities. Clifton v. Koontz , 325 S.W.2d 684, 691 (Tex. 1959). Source of question. PJC 303.21 is derived from Clifton , 325 S.W.2d at 691.

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