Southwest Kansas Oil & Gas Co. v. Argus Pipe Line Co.

The opinion of the'court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action was one to compel performance of a gas-purchase contract, and to recover damages for nonperformance. Plaintiffs prevailed, and defendants appeal.

*288The district court made extended findings of fact, based on voluminous evidence, introduced in support of issues formed by pleadings, the framing of which consumes 88 pages of the abstract. The meritorious questions are just two, and are very simple. Was there a contract, and if so, was the contract against public policy? The court will make only a brief statement of the case, utilizing…