Anderson v. Bell

OPINION

Blume, Chief Justice.

This is an action brought by some fifty-five plaintiffs against five defendants to recover about $19,000 paid by the plaintiffs to the defendants and lost in a venture to discover oil. The defendants had some leasehold interests in Crook County, Wyoming, on which they wanted to drill an oil well. They did not have the money, or not sufficient money, for the drilling of the well and so they solicited the plaintiffs to raise sufficient money to pay the driller. The plaintiffs accordingly paid certain amounts of money to the defendants and a contract was entered into…