Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Eckroat

This was an action at law, commenced in the district court of Oklahoma county, Okla., by Frank P. Eckroat and William M. Eckroat, as plaintiffs, against Phillips Petroleum Company, as defendant, to recover the sum of $1,212.62, the cash price or bonus for certain oil and gas leases or contracts, authorizing exploration for oil and gas, and production of same, if found, upon two small strips of land within the corporate limits of Oklahoma City, Okla.

The case was tried before the court, without the intervention of a jury, and judgment was entered in favor of the plaintiffs against the defendant…