Roberts v. Drehmer

This is an action by Drehmer Bros., partners, to recover of Moses Roberts, plaintiff in error, compensation for certain services, which they allege were performed by them for him. The material allegations of the petition- filed in the district court are as follows:

“The plaintiffs, for their cause of action, allege that on *307or about the 10th day of June, A. D. 1890, the plaintiff and the defendant entered into a verbal contract, whereby the plaintiff agreed to drill a well on the premises of the defendant to a depth sufficient to furnish plenty of water, and to put a good pump therein, and as…