Stidham v. Lewis

E. L. Lewis, a feme sole, the daughter of H. E. Lewis, sued O. M. Stid-ham and C. C. Thrasher, a partnership operating under the name of Stidham & Thrasher, for damages, and for cause of action alleged: That plaintiff was the owner of a rotary derrick, erected and used for the purpose of drilling a well for oil or gas in block 297, Waggoner Colony Lands subdivision, Wichita county, and paid to the defendants the sum of $1,200 for the erection thereof. That, shortly prior to the date of suit, the derrick was blown down by a windstorm, ¡which damaged the same to the extent of approximately…