Patsy Oil & Gas Co. v. Baker

The parties in this court appear in the inverse order to that in the district court. Eor convenience they will be referred to as they appeared in the court below.

On the 3rd day of October, 191S, the plaintiff and defendant entered into a written contract, which contract provided that for and in consideration of an assignment of a certain oil and gas lease by the plaintiff to the defendant the defendant would drill a certain oil well on said lease.

Said contract provides in part as follows:

“That said Patsy Oil & Gas Company, shall within six months from the date hereof, drill upon said land…