Murray v. Teape

This action was brought by C. M. Murray, plaintiff, against E. C. Teape, Karl Kruger and A. A. Thornton, a copartnership doing business as the Prague Drilling Company. The trial court sustained the demurrer to the petition, the plaintiff elected to stand on the petition and the court thereupon dismissed the case, and plaintiff appeals.

In the first three paragraphs plaintiff alleges that he entered into a written contract with the defendants dated June 23, 1943, leasing certain personal property described therein, including an electric light plant and 3,000 feet of O. D. drill pipe; that…