Smith v. Arrow Drilling Co.

This action was commenced in district court by defendants in error against plaintiffs in error to recover a certain sum allegedly due under a written contract for the drilling of an oil and gas well. Defendants below filed their answer and cross-petition charging that the well after completion as a producer was destroyed as a result of plaintiffs’ negligence, and sought judgment as on counterclaim for the resulting damages. Judgment was rendered on the verdict for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal.

Defendants were the owners of an oil and gas leasehold on which was located a well of a depth of…