Joachim v. Weldon

IRWIN, Justice.

Harold Weldon, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, commenced this action against E. C. Joachim, for the specific performance of an alleged executed oral contract to convey an undivided ⅜4 of %ths overriding royalty interest in an oil and gas lease. Plaintiff alleged that, pursuant to an oral contract with defendant, he secured a drilling contractor to drill a well on a lease owned by defendant and in consideration for such services, defendant agreed to convey to him the royalty interest, and had refused to make the conveyance. Defendant filed a general denial.

The trial court…