Valentine v. Ormsbee Exploration Corp.

GUTHRIE, Justice, Retired.

This case arose when Ormsbee Exploration Corporation, plaintiff below and appel-lee here, filed a suit seeking recovery for furnishing a drilling rig and for the loss of tools incurred in the drilling of a well for oil in Johnson County, Wyoming. This claim was asserted against Dale Valentine, d/b/a Valentine Construction Co., defendant below and appellant here, who, by way of answer, admitted the agreement, that the work had been done, and that the tools and equipment had been lost, but asserted several affirmative defenses. Dale Valentine further filed a…