First Nat. Bank of Waurika v. Clay
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Jefferson County; Drank Mathews, Assigned Judge. Action by R. P. Clay and George W. Taylor against the First National Bank of Waurika and E. J. Kelly. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants bring .error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
STEWART, C.
The plaintiffs brought action against the defendants for the return and recovery of money deposited in escrow with the defendant First National Bank of Waurika, Okla., in the sum of $1,500 as “earnest money” to secure the faithful performance on their part of an oil and gas lease contract, the lease being made to the plaintiffs by the defendant E. J. Kelly on 1,000 acres of land situated in Jefferson county. It was stipulated in the lease contract that the defendant should furnish to the plaintiffs a complete abstract of title to the land to be submitted to A. L. Zinser,…
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