Legal Opinion
Baker & Taylor Drilling Co. v. Amend
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 3, 1969No. 7899PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOY, Justice.
This is an action brought for monies claimed due under the terms of a contract for drilling entered into between Baker & Taylor as drilling contractors and Amend as operator. The case was tried to a jury and from an adverse judgment plaintiff Baker & Taylor has appealed.
In 1962, Amend was dealing in oil and gas leases and promoting the drilling of exploratory wells for oil and gas. Under date of August 24, 1962, Tri-State Petroleum, Inc., a California based company, through negotiations by Amend, entered into a written contract with Baker & Taylor for the drilling of an…
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- Stoll v. GottliebSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n v. McLaughlin Land & Livestock Co.California Court of Appeal · 1940
- Baker & Taylor Drilling Co. v. R. W. Stafford, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- Rios v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1963
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