Turner v. Parker

The appellee, Parker, sued the appellant, Turner, upon a promissory note made by the latter and delivered to the former in the sum of $4,600. The original petition prays for judgment for the amount of the principal, interest, and attorney’s fees, according to the tenor of the note.

Turner answered by general demurrer, general denial, and, by way of special answer, alleged the terms of a contract made by appellant and one May with appellee, wherein, as consideration for an assignment of an oil and gas lease, the said May and appellant obligated themselves to drill a well 1,650 feet deep for the…