French v. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.

OPINION

PRESLAR, Justice.

This is a suit upon an operating agreement brought by Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc., appellee, against L. R. French, Jr., H. L. Brown, Jr., and W. M. Fuller, appellants, for part of the cost incurred in drilling an oil well upon the premises covered by the operating agreement. By agreement of the parties, the court dismissed the jury and thereafter rendered judgment for the appellee in amounts which include attorneys’ fees. We conclude that the judgment should be affirmed except that portion which allowed recovery of attorneys’ fees.

Under the terms of the operating…