Grannell v. Wakefield

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

This was an action to recover money and for an accounting. The defendant’s demurrer to plaintiff’s petition was overruled and the defendant has appealed.

The demurrer was directed at the amended petition. On account of the argument made by the defendant, however, attention will first be paid to the original petition.

After stating the residence of the parties, the petition alleged the defendant had been engaged in the business of drilling for oil and gas and owned strings of drilling tools; that about the first of May, 1944, defendant and…