Taylor Oil & Gas Co. v. Pierce-Fordyce Oil Ass'n

This suit was instituted by appellant, the Taylor Oil & Gas Company, against appellee, Pierce-Fordyce Oil Association, to recover a balance alleged to be due by the latter to the former upon a sale of oil under a written contract. Defendant denied any liability, and alleged in its answer that it had paid plaintiff the full contract price of all oil delivered by plaintiff to it under the contract. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence, the trial court peremptorily instructed the jury to return a verdict for the défendant, which was done, and judgment was entered thereon for defendant.

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