Langford v. Bivins

Appellant, Langford, sued appel-leeJn the district court of Wichita county to recover damages for the alleged breach of a contract to convey an interest in an oil lease, which he alleges appellee held upon certain premises situated in that county. The venue was changed to Potter county, where the case was tried before the court without the intervention of a jury. The contract is evidenced by certain telegrams, which we will set out. All of the telegrams alleged to have been signed by appellee, except the last two, were sent without appellee’s knowledge, by his secretary and bookkeeper, Smith.

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