Black Gold Petroleum Co. v. Hill

Plaintiffs, F. P. Hill and Bessie Hill, brought this action against defendant, Black Gold Petroleum Company, to recover damages for breach of contract. The case was tried by the court without the intervention of a jury, and judgment was for plaintiffs. Defendant appeals.

The pleadings of the parties, and the contract sued on, are set out in Hill et al. v. Black Gold Petroleum Co., 183 Okla. 468, 83 P. 2d 164, and need not be repeated here. The plaintiffs, along with some other lot owners, had leased their home lot to defendant for oil and gas purposes. For this lease they received a…