CARPENTER v. JOSEY OIL CO.

No. 7917.

26 F.2d 442 (1928)

CARPENTER v. JOSEY OIL CO.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

May 7, 1928.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Woodson E. Norvell, of Tulsa, Okl. (J. A. Denny and Linn & Spradling, all of Tulsa, Okl., on the brief), for plaintiff in error.

A. J. Biddison, of Tulsa, Okl. (Harry Campbell, Valjean Biddison, and John H. Cantrell, all of Tulsa, Okl., on the brief), for defendant in error.

Before KENYON, Circuit Judge, and SCOTT and SYMES, District Judges.


SYMES, District Judge.

The defendant in error, the oil company, engaged Carpenter, plaintiff in error, to drill an oil well on certain described property. The written contract, hereafter referred to, set forth the terms of the engagement in great detail, in an evident attempt to cover every eventuality that might arise.

Carpenter brought this action, and alleges that he proceeded with the work and drilled until a depth of 2,700 feet was reached, at which point...

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