Malernee v. Driebelbis

This action was brought in the district court of Stephens county by C. O. Driebelbis against Dave Malernee and the Packard Oil Company for money alleged to be due him for labor performed in the drilling of an oil well. The parties will be designated plaintiff and defendant, respectively, as they were in the trial court. At the close of the evidence a demurrer was offered by the Packard Oil Company and was sustained by the court, and the cause against such defendant was abandoned by the plaintiff. The record discloses that the Packard Oil Company owned an oil leasehold on land described as the…