Bartholomae Oil Corp. v. Oregon Oil & Development Co.
California Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON (R. L.), J.
This is an appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff for $62,978.79 and interest for sinking an oil-well pursuant to contract.
The plaintiff is a corporation engaged in drilling oil-wells. August 24, 1923, it was occupied in sinking an oil-well on certain lots at Signal Hill, Los Augeles County. The well had reached a depth of 2,028 feet. W. R. McDonald then purchased the lease of the property. A written contract with McDonald was executed on the last-mentioned date by the terms of which the well was to be completed by the plaintiff. This contract and lease were…
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