Rockcastle Gas Co. v. Endicott

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Clay

Affirming.

T. J. Endicott brought this suit against the Rock-castle Gas Company and E. E. Cunningham to recover for his services in obtaining oil and gas leases. The petition alleged in substance that Cunningham, in person, and as agent of the Rockcastle Gas Company, entered into a contract with plaintiff whereby he was to secure certain oil and gas leases on certain property in Martin county, and was to receive for his services $1.25 for each acre so leased; that, pursuant to the contract, plaintiff did lease to the defendants 751 acres, for which he was to…