UNITED CENTRAL OIL CORPORATION v. HELM

No. 4562.

11 F.2d 760 (1926)

UNITED CENTRAL OIL CORPORATION v. HELM.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 24, 1926.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. F. Montgomery, of Houston, Tex., and L. P. Bryant, Jr., and R. M. Rowland, both of Fort Worth, Tex., for plaintiff in error.

Paul Carrington, of Dallas, Tex. (Etheridge, McCormick & Bromberg, of. Dallas, Tex., on the brief), for defendant in error.

Before WALKER, BRYAN, and FOSTER, Circuit Judges.


FOSTER, Circuit Judge.

This is a writ of error sued out to reverse a judgment awarding $15,256.96 as damages for breach of an oil-drilling contract. Error is assigned to the refusal to direct a verdict for defendant at the close of the case. Other errors assigned need not be considered. The parties will be referred to as they appeared in the District Court. There is no dispute as to the material facts, which are these:

Defendant in error, plaintiff below,...

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