MEADOWS & WALKER DRILLING CO. v. PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO.

No. 25949.

417 F.2d 378 (1969)

MEADOWS & WALKER DRILLING COMPANY, Appellant, v. PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied and Rehearing Denied October 10, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Max H. Jennings, R. Philip Schulze, Houston, Tex., Clawson, Jennings & Delaney, Houston, Tex., of counsel, for appellant.

B. Jeff Crane, Jr., Vinson, Elkins, Weems & Searls, Houston, Tex., for appellee.

Before GOLDBERG and MORGAN, Circuit Judges, and LIEB, District Judge.


Rehearing Denied and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 10, 1969.

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

This is an oil well blowout case. Appellant, Meadows & Walker Drilling Company (Meadows) instituted this suit in the district court of Harris County, Texas, seeking the recovery of $207,717.15 for services and equipment rendered to Phillips Petroleum Company (Phillips) pursuant to a drilling contract. Meadows agreed under the contract to drill a well designated as...

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