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LAWS v. PARKER PETROLEUM CO.

No. 9946.

237 S.W.2d 398 (1951)

LAWS v. PARKER PETROLEUM CO.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Denied March 14, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barkley, Pardue & Tigner, Stanley C. Woods, K. C. Barkley and Stanley C. Woods, all of Houston, Aubrey H. Fielder, Lockhart, for appellant.

Small & Small, C. C. Small, Jr., Austin, for appellee.

HUGHES, Justice.

Preston Laws, appellant, and Parker Petroleum Company, appellee, entered into a written contract by the terms of which appellant agreed to drill a well for oil and gas in Caldwell County to a depth of 2200 feet, unless appellee directed that drilling cease at a lesser depth. After drilling to 2104 feet a cavity of some sort was encountered, difficulties arose, arguments ensued, and the well was never completed.

Appellant sued to recover the...

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