Cheek v. W. H. Nicholson Co.

The statement of the nature and result of the suit made by appellant in his brief, and assented to by appel-lees as being correct, is adopted in substance.

This is an action ex contractu, brought by J. R. Cheek, plaintiff, to recover from WH. Nicholson & Co. defendants, one rotary-, drilling rig and certain land, the said drilling rig and land being, by the uncontradicted evidence, of the total value of $3,000, the said rotary drilling rig and land having been promised to plaintiff, Cheek, by defendants as a commission for selling certain land and oil well property for defendants W. H.…