Lucas v. Wooldridge

LOONEY, Justice.

R. C. Wooldridge, an unsecured creditor of S. P. Drilling Company (Inc.), brought this suit against it to recover the sum of $670 back salary for services rendered as assistant superintendent, alleging that the company was indebted to other of its employees, and also to J. E. Lucas in excess of $9,000, evidenced by notes secured by a chattel mortgage lien on all the company’s properties; that Lucas had made demand on the company for payment of the overdue portion of the indebtedness; that the company failed and refused to comply with the demand, and being unable to pay its…