Ryan v. Fitzpatrick Drilling Co.

Plaintiffs in error, defendants in the district court, seek reversal of a judgment awarding the sum of $10,751.57 to the defendant in error who will be herein referred to as plaintiff.

Basically the controversy revolves around a written contract whereby plaintiff, a drilling contractor, had undertaken to drill a test well for oil and gas on leasehold property of defendants in a field called Grass Creek, Hot Springs County, Wyoming. Under the terms of the contract, defendants agreed to drill the test well for the sum of $20,000.00 plus a one-fourth interest in the completed well. The contract…