Caldwell v. Anschutz Drilling Company, Inc.

CROCKETT, Justice.

Plaintiffs sued to establish and enforce a contract by which the defendants were to sell them certain oil leases. After the presentation of the plaintiffs’ evidence, the trial court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss, from which plaintiffs appeal. Under those circumstances, we consider the evidence and every reasonable inference that may be derived therefrom in the light most favorable to the plaintiffs’ theory of their case, which we do in our synopsis of the facts. 1

The plaintiffs are engaged in the business of exploring for gas and oil and of buying and selling of such…