Huff v. Russell

Opinion op the Court by

Creal, Commissioner—

Affirming in part and reversing in part.

This action originated in the Daviess circuit court on October 20, 1932, when Dewey Huff, Bert Edwards, James E. Lowe, Herbert 0. Lowe, Dick Miller, John Ross, and William Ross by petitions in equity, as amended, sought to recover of S. H. Russell the respective amounts $193.15, $772.62, $386.31, $356.31, $386.31, $1,015.84, and $386.31. They alleged in substance that in 1931 they entered into a joint adventure with H. 'S. Russell pursuant to a contract with him for the development of certain oil lands on which…