McKee v. Eskrigge

McBRIDE, Judge.

We granted certiorari herein, and the record which has been brought up to us pursuant to the writ discloses that plaintiff alleged in his petition that he and defendant are geologists; that they entered into an agreement for the practice of their profession as a partnership and that as such have engaged in certain phases of the oil business, during the course of which an oil, gas and mineral lease was acquired from one Fasterling (owner of the land), covering certain property in the Parish of Plaquemines, which lease was taken in the names of one Crutcher and defendant,…