Black v. Hercules Development Co.

This action was brought in the district court of Mayes county, Okla., by the Hercules Development Company against Robert W. Black, to recover a certain amount due under a contract made to drill a well for oil and gas. A trial was had to the court and jury in said county, resulting in a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff therein, defendant in error here, and against the defendant there, the plaintiff in error here. The motion -of the defendant for a new trial was overruled by the court, to which he saved his exceptions, and within the time provided by law, filed his petition in…