Hardwick v. Jackson

DIXON, Chief Justice.

Appellant Pleas O. Hardwick and others brought suit against appellee F. B. Jackson, Jr., for damages allegedly arising out of a breach of contract to drill an oil and gas well. The appeal is from a judgment that appellants take nothing.

On July 10, 1954, appellants made two oil and gas leases to appellee Jackson for $12,000, cash bonus ($100 per acre) and an agreement to drill two wells. Jackson paid the $12,000 bonus and drilled one well, which was a dry hole. He did not drill the second well.

In their petition appellants alleged that their damage by reason of the breach…