CAMPBELL v. BARBER

No. 15555.

272 S.W.2d 750 (1954)

Francis K. CAMPBELL, Appellant, v. D. J. BARBER, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied December 3, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Gano, Charles L. Morgan, Fort Worth, for appellant.

Barber & Barber, Colorado City, Clyde & Barnes, Fort Worth, Cantey, Hanger, Johnson, Scarborough & Gooch, J. A. Gooch, George R. Bridgman, Peveril O. Settle, Jr., Fort Worth, for appellee.


RENFRO, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of D. J. Barber, appellee, against Francis K. Campbell, appellant, for damages for an alleged breach of contract to purchase a certain mineral interest.

As of July 3, 1949, an oil well was being drilled within two hundred yards of appellee's farm. On that date, which was a Sunday, appellant offered appellee $500 an acre for a mineral interest in appellee's land, but appellee refused to do business...

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