HARDWICK v. JACKSON

No. 15451.

315 S.W.2d 440 (1958)

Pleas O. HARDWICK et al., Appellants, v. F. B. JACKSON, Jr., Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

July 11, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. B. Sallas, Crockett, for appellants.

J. Howard Lennon, Dallas, for appellee.


DIXON, Chief Justice.

Appellant Pleas O. Hardwick and others brought suit against appellee F. B. Jackson, Jr., for damages allegedly arising out of a breach of contract to drill an oil and gas well. The appeal is from a judgment that appellants take nothing.

On July 10, 1954, appellants made two oil and gas leases to appellee Jackson for $12,000, cash bonus ($100 per acre) and an agreement to drill two wells. Jackson paid the $12,000 bonus and drilled one...

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