Herren v. Hollingsworth

Hubert Herren instituted this suit against L. R. Hollingsworth for damages resulting from the alleged failure of Hollingsworth to comply with the terms of a written agreement concerning a contract entered into by Hollingsworth and the Texon Drilling Company to drill an oil or gas well on land owned by Hollingsworth. The trial court sustained certain exceptions of Hollingsworth, and upon Herren’s refusal to amend dismissed the suit. Herren appealed to the Court of Civil Appeals, and the judgment of the trial court was affirmed. 161 S. W. (2d) 511.

This Court granted a writ of error, based upon…