George v. Donohue

This is an appeal from a decree of the chancery court sustaining' a demurrer to appellant’s amended and substituted complaint’ against appellees, wherein he refused to plead further and his complaint was dismissed for want of equity. The question is: Did the complaint state a cause of action? The substance of the complaint is that appellant and appellee, R. J. Donohue, had entered into an oral agreement that they would obtain a lease, under an oral option from the Texarkana Oil Corporation by getting some one who would pay’$10,000 therefor, for the purpose of drilling a well, and reserve unto…