Agey v. Bryant

. WILLIAMS, Justice.

W. M. Agey,- plaintiff below, in his fourth amended original petition on which he went to trial, sought judgment against defendant, R. B. Bryant, in the sum of $5,000 for drilling an oil well, hereinafter referred to as well No. 3, on a south 42/z acres of a 15-acre leasehold. In above pleading plaintiff alleged that he and defendant entered into a written contract on July 16, 1935, under which plaintiff was to drill for defendant three wells upon the 15-acre lease, then owned by defendant, and for which defendant was to pay plaintiff $5,000 for each well, payable $1,500…