Kaiser Gypsum Company v. Jordan

WILSON, Justice.

Plaintiff’s petitiori, alleged he furnished information to defendant concerning gypsum deposits; that defendant■ expressly agreed to pay him a specified royalty in return for the information and his skill and labor in developing further data, for which judgment was prayed; that pursuant to this agreement plaintiff and defendant entered upon a joint venture to investigate the deposits and obtain a lease of lands on which they were located. Alternatively, it was averred that plaintiff furnished information and services, which defendant accepted, used and acted upon, under a…