Newman Bros. Drilling Co. v. Stanolind Oil & Gas Co.

296 S.W.2d 567 (1956)

NEWMAN BROTHERS DRILLING COMPANY et al., Appellants,

v.

STANOLIND OIL & GAS COMPANY et al., Appellees.

No. 6632.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

November 5, 1956.

Rehearing Denied December 3, 1956.

Cox, Patterson & Smith, San Antonio, Adkins, Folley, McConnell & Hankins, Amarillo, Ratliff, Conner & Walker, Spur, Dawson Bryant, Jayton, for appellants.

Turner, Rodgers, Winn, Scurlock & Terry, Dallas, L. A. Thompson, Warren Sparks and Arthur F. Whitt, Tulsa, Okl., and James K. Smith, Fort Worth, for appellees.

PITTS, Chief Justice.

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