READING & BATES OFFSHORE DRILLING CO. v. JERGENSON

No. 4359.

453 S.W.2d 853 (1970)

READING & BATES OFFSHORE DRILLING COMPANY, Appellant, v. Freddie JERGENSON et ux., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearing Denied May 15, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Folley, Snodgrass & Calhoun, Amarillo, for appellant.

Lemon, Close & Atkinson, Perryton, for appellees.


GRISSOM, Chief Justice.

Freddie Jergenson and wife sued Reading & Bates Offshore Drilling Company for damages to a 16.1 acre tract of land upon which they operated a cattle feeding business. They also sued for $750.00 which they alleged the defendant agreed to pay them for signing an agreement authorizing an increase in the size of drilling units. Plaintiffs alleged defendant's lease contained a provision that no well...

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