Boger v. Moore, Inc.

MURRAY, Justice.

Moore, Inc., is a Georgia corporation with a permit to do business in Texas. It is the owner of oil and gas leases on approximately 10,000 acres of land in East Texas, mostly in Newton county. It made a contract with A. E. Boger, the appellant, to drill an oil well on a certain tract of such land. Boger was obligated to provide an oil well drilling rig and drill a well, and appellee, Moore, Inc., was obligated to provide the money for the expenses of drilling. Boger procured the rig and did drill the well to a depth of about 9,400 feet. Moore, Inc., provided funds to the…