GRIFFIN v. ROWDEN

No. C-1961.

654 S.W.2d 435 (1983)

Percy E. GRIFFIN, Petitioner, v. Dale H. ROWDEN et al., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

July 20, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald Weatherly, Dallas, for petitioner.

Freytag, Marshall, Laforce, Rubinstein, Stutzman & Teofan, Karl L. Rubinstein, Dallas, for respondent.


ROBERTSON, Justice.

Percy Griffin sued Dale Rowden, Sr., to recover the costs of drilling an oil well under a farm-out agreement, as well as for other damages resulting from the breach of that contract. The trial court rendered summary judgment for Rowden, and the court of appeals affirmed in an unpublished opinion. Tex.R.Civ.P. 452. We reverse the judgments of the courts below and remand the case for trial.

The contract in question required that operations...

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