Argonia Oil & Gas Co. v. Wasson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

The Argonia Oil and Gas Company sold an outfit of drilling tools to Fred Wasson for $6,000, a bill of sale being executed in which he agreed to pay that sum, the company retaining a lien on the property as security. This action was brought to recover a balance of something over $2,000 alleged to be due on that contract. The amended petition also alleged that the same parties had entered into a written contract by the terms of which the de*125fendant was to do some drilling for the plaintiff on a specified tract, one-half of his compensation…