Hurst v. Brown

The parties will be referred to by name or as they appeared in the court below.

Herman L. Hurst owned an oil and gas lease on the S/2 of the NW/4 of sec. 20, twp. 6 north, range 7 east, in Seminole county, Oklahoma, known as the Gaines Lease. He talked with the plaintiff, H. O. Brown, T. H. Burroughs, and W. F. Singley about getting an oil well drilled on this 80 acres. He told them he would give them a one-sixth interest each in the lease if they would get someone to put up $4,000 to drill the well, and that he would give that person a one-fourth interest. Brown and Singley prevailed upon W.…