Fletcher v. Texas Co.

ON THE MERITS

The Texas Company is engaged in the business of drilling wells for oil or gas and extracting these substances from the subsurface and refining the oil and marketing the gas and products of the oil, and, in this connection, erects derricks, lays pipe, and so on.

Goodman is engaged in the business of drilling wells for hire.

On January 5, 1928, Goodman and the Texas Company entered into a contract in writing whereby the former agreed to drill for the latter a certain well seeking gas or petroleum, and plaintiff, at the time he was injured, was in the employ of Goodman helping to do…