Kirkwood & Morgan, Inc. v. Roach

BARROW, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment rendered on a jury verdict in an action brought by appellee, J. O. Roach, d/b/a Roach Rig Building and Construction Company, against appellant, Kirkwood & Morgan, Inc., for breach of an alleged oral contract to construct a roadway referred to as a “T-head” for use in connection with an oil-well drill-site location. Ap-pellee recovered judgment for 1696 cubic yards of sand at $1.00 each and $565.00 attorney’s fees.

Appellant secured a short-term lease on the property in question, which was in a partly flooded coastal area of Calhoun County. It…