Koeberle v. Hotchkiss

SCOTT, J., pro tem.

Plaintiff sued to recover for services rendered to defendants in connection with certain oil-hearing property owned by them and leased to a corporation to enable the latter to produce therefrom oil and gas. From judgment for plaintiff this appeal is taken by defendants.

It is first contended that “the trial court committed prejudicial error in refusing to permit defendants to show the true consideration for plaintiff’s agreement” under the terms of which the latter recovered. The agreement between the parties, dated October 3, 1921, recited substantially that in…