Legal Opinion
Pagenkopf v. Phelps
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 30, 1923No. 2156PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appellees, T. L. and H. E. Phelps brought this suit against H. A. Pagenkopf and associates composing a jointstock association, known as the Southern States Oil Company, to recover a balance alleged to be due on a contract to drill an oil well. By this contract plaintiffs agreed "to drill a well for oil," on a lease owned by defendants. We quote the following provisions of the contract as being material to a consideration of the questions presented:
"(2) It is mutually agreed that the above drilling is to be a turn-key job. Party of the second part (T. L. and H. E. Phelps) furnishing all…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Phillips & Colby Construction Co. v. SeymourSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Butler v. DavisWisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
- Butterworth v. KinseyTexas Supreme Court · 1855
- Poland v. FaceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1905
- Skalsky v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1917
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3Cited by3 opinions
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