Bradley v. Andrews

'Christian T. Andrews sued Joseph M. Bradley for an accounting. An accounting was had, and, as a result thereof, the court rendered judgment in favor of Andrews for a sum of money and ordered the transfer to him of a certain number of shares of the stock of an oil syndicate.

The controversy arose over a prospecting, or “grubstake,” contract between the parties. About December 2,1925, Andrews, one Handy and Bradley made an agreement whereby Bradley, using his knowledge as a mining engineer and geologist, was to examine and report upon the oil and gas possibilities of certain oil fields in…