Sawman Oil Co. v. Bush

WALTHALL, Justice.

The appellee, John J. Bush, brought this suit against the appellant, the Sawman Oil Company, a corporation, to recover of it, on an oral agreement, compensation for the rental of a certain oil well spudder machine or implement and certain tools appurtenant thereto, at the rate of ten dollars per day for one hundred, and fifty-six days. The terms and conditions of the rental agreement are stated by appellee in his petition as.follows: “The defendant was to operate said spudder on the basis of a twelve-hour day and to hire and employ plaintiff’s head driller, Tom Simmons, to…