Medallion Oil Co. v. Hinckley

HEALY, Circuit Judge.

The appellant brought suit to determine and quiet its title to certain oil lands and leases, for an accounting, for the appointment of a receiver, and for general equitable relief. From an adverse judgment in the court below, this appeal was taken.

While the record is voluminous, it permits of a fairly brief summary of the salient facts.

W. H. Ochsner was a consulting geologist. W. P. Dunham was a financier and promoter. In January, 1910, a contract was made between Dunham and Ochsner, pursuant to which Ochsner was employed by Dunham for the purpose of prospecting oil…