Eldora Oil Co. v. Thompson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Wichita County; Edgar Scurry, Judge. Action by Karl Thompson and another against the Eldora Oil Company. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
Appellees, Karl and Geo. P. Thompson, instituted this suit against appellant company to recover $4,110.63, alleged to be due them for work in drilling an oil well for appellant in Wichita county. The substance of the petition is that plaintiffs entered into a written contract to drill a well for defendant on certain premises described in the petition, and that by the terms of said contract the defendant agreed to pay plaintiffs the sum of $4 per foot for the first 1,000 feet and $5 per foot for the next 500 feet and $6 per foot for the next 500 feet, and further contracted and agreed to pay…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Stark v. WhitmanTexas Supreme Court · 1883
3Cited by6 opinions
- West Side Oil Co. v. McDormanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922
- Eldora Oil Co. v. ThompsonTexas Commission of Appeals · 1922
- Lewis v. LewisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939
- Austin v. BainCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1926
- Terrell v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1933
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