Kirkpatrick v. Baker

Plaintiff in error was plaintiff below; defendants in error were defendants below. Parties will be referred to as plaintiff and defendants.

Plaintiff, in the court below, alleged that on or about May 4, 1918, he and defendants entered into an oral agreement to engage in a joint adventure to procure oil and gas mining leases for development and sale, each party contributing equally to the expense of such joint adventure.

Pursuant to the agreement, a departmental lease was acquired on what is known as "the Francis Pobb tract of land in Stephens county, Okla., and this is the lease in question.…