Irelan v. Smoot

A. M. Smoot, the defendant in error, plaintiff below, commenced this action in the district court of Creek county against O. M. Irelan, plaintiff in error, defendant below, to foreclosure a mechanic’s lien against a certain oil and gas leasehold estate.

The defendants O. M. Irelan and E. R. Minshall owned an undivided one-half interest in an oil and gas lease covering 35 acres of land. They entered into a written contract with P. J. King to drill a test well on the 35 acres, which provided:

First. That King would drill an oil and gas well on the 35 acres described in the contract to the Wilcox…