COCKBURN v. O'MEARA

No. 10783.

141 F.2d 779 (1944)

COCKBURN v. O'MEARA.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

As Amended April 27, 1944.

Rehearing Denied April 28, 1944.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesse L. Webb, Bernard A. Golding, and Leslie Moses, all of Houston, Tex., for appellant.

Clement M. Moss, of Lake Charles, La., and Jack Blalock and Clarence Lohman, both of Houston, Tex., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, HOLMES, and LEE, Circuit Judges.


LEE, Circuit Judge.

This suit was brought by James F. O'Meara, a citizen of Cook County, Illinois, against H. C. Cockburn, a citizen of Harris County, Texas, for damages arising out of an alleged breach of contract to drill a well on land in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.

The contract was made, executed, and delivered in Houston, Texas, and provided that O'Meara, as owner of certain oil and gas leases covering lands in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, in consideration...

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