Thacher v. International Supply Co.

The plaintiff in error, on? of the defendants in the trial court, was the owner of an oil and gas lease. He will hereinafter be called owner. He entered into a written contract with Iglehart & Smyer, which firm later became Iglehart & Sutton, to drill a well on the lease for oil or gas. Iglehart & Sutton were also defendants in the trial court, and they will hereinafter he called drillers. The drillers were to complete and equip the well at their own expense, free of cost to the owner, and thei contract also provided that they should “keep said well and lease free from all liens and claims of…