Mansfield v. Rigsby

Mansfield and Barnett, and F. E% Rigsby, appellee, in July, 1921, bought the oil and gas lease on block 1, Wig-ham Addition to the' town of Burkburnett. There had theretofore been drilled on said lease two wells. These wells were not producing at the date of the purchase, and had been dormant for some time. Mansfield and Barnett owned an undivided one-half interest in the lease, and Rigsby owned the other one-half. An engine was needed for the purpose of cleaning the wells out to thereafter obtain the production from said wells.- On July 26, 1920, said parties entered into a written contract,…