Fees v. Ritchey

*222The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

This is an action to recover on a contract to drill an oil and gas well and to foreclose a lien on an oil and gas mining leasehold and equipment. Judgment was for plaintiff. One of the defendants appeals.

The facts are as follows: W. R. Ritchey, operating in his own name and as Ritchey Petroleum Company, owned a block of oil and gas leases in Coffey county, Kansas. He contracted with W. S. Fees to drill a well on his leases. The contract provided that he was to be paid in money for drilling this well. Ritchey was to furnish the pipe and casing…