Lewis v. Phillips

Mr. Judge German

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section A.

A. W. Phillips on May 22, 1931, was owner of an oil and gas lease on five acres of land in Rusk County. On that date he entered into a contract with W. G. Boone to drill an oil well on the land covered by the lease. Phillips was to furnish derrick, fuel, water, casing, cement and other fixtures and appliances for the control of the well. Boone was to furnish rig and the labor and materials necessary in drilling the well. Phillips was to pay as a consideration for drilling the well $2.50 per foot, payable in stated…