Byrd v. Summers

PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.

Summers and Shipley were the owners of certain winter pasturage located near Muskogee, Oklahoma. In October, 1951, they requested Joe Brown to locate a person desirous of obtaining such pasturage. Brown contacted Byrd and made an oral agreement to furnish such pasturage to Byrd for the pasturing of 500 head of steers for a consideration of $15.00 per head. Thereafter, Byrd entered into a written contract with Summers and Ship-ley in which Byrd was referred to as party of the first part and Summers and Shipley as party of the second part. The material portions of the…