Ashland Oil & Refining Co. v. Dorton

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Tilford

Reversing.

Appellee sued appellant at law for $58,704 less a credit for $1,673.33 alleging that appellant had promised to pay him the equivalent of the first-named sum as part of the consideration for a license to manufacture and use in any of its operations a patent right obtained and owned by appellee. . Set forth in the petition as the contract or agreement between the parties was the following : ■ j ;

“This agreement between Harvey T. Dorton, hereinafter called the licensor, and the Ashland Oil & Refining Company, a corporation of Ashland,…