Collier v. Monger
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Labette district court; Thomas J. Flannelly, judge. STATEMENT. On August 27, 1904, the parties to this action entered into a written contract, which reads: “Article of agreement between W. L. Monger, of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, party of the first part, and Charles P. Collier, of Mound Valley, Kan., party of the second part.
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Error from Labette district court; Thomas J. Flannelly, judge. STATEMENT. On August 27, 1904, the parties to this action entered into a written contract, which reads: “Article of agreement between W. L. Monger, of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, party of the first part, and Charles P. Collier, of Mound Valley, Kan., party of the second part. “The said second party agrees to drill'one well for oil or gas any place upon the S W 1-4, section 33, Labette township, Labette county, Kansas, that the said first party may designate, and to go to the Mississippi lime-rock unless a good quantity of oil or gas is…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Graves, J.:
It appears quite clearly from the evidence that the plaintiff fully performed the conditions of the written contract on his part. It is admitted' by the defendant’s answer that an oral contract was made, as alleged, except that the request to hold the machinery at the well is denied. This allegation- of the petition, however, is established by the testimony. It seems, therefore, that the demurrer to the evidence should have been overruled.
The ruling of the court is justified by the defendant *554upon the grounds: (1) That the action was…
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