Legal Opinion
Empire Gas & Fuel Co. v. Couch
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 14, 1920No. 2260PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from District Court, Harris County; J. D. Harvey, Judge. Suit by T. B. Couch against the Empire Gas & Fuel Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLevy, J.
T. B. Couch, a contractor in the business of drilling oil wells, and the Empire Gas & Fuel Company, a corporation engaged in developing the oil fields in Texas, made the following written contract on October 26, 1917:
“The State of Texas, County of Diberty.
“This memorandum of agreement made and entered into this, the 26th day of October, 1917, by and between T. B. Couch, drilling contractor, party of the first part, and J. W. Jolly representing the Empire Gas & Fuel Company of Texas, party of the second part, witnesseth: ‘ “(1) For and in consideration of the amount hereinafter mentioned first…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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