Hobbs Bros. Drilling Company v. Cooper

Opinion op the Court by

Commissioner Stanley

Affirming.

The appellees, A. L. Cooper and D. Gr. Sublett, sued the appellants, L. B. Hobbs and Roy E. Hobbs, a partnership doing business as Hobbs Bros. Drilling Com pany, alleging that on or about October 1,1923, they had procured for the defendants three certain oil leases, on account of -which services and leases they were indebted to the plaintiffs a balance of $1,308, for which sum they asked judgment. It was averred that the original consideration was $1,500 and an agreement that the defendants would drill five wells and carry plaintiffs for…