Campbell v. Gates
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
In error from tbe Common Pleas of Centred By a written contract, tbe plaintiff agreed to raise, out of bis own land, 600 or 1,000 tons of iron ore annually, until five years from tbe following 1st of April, “ to clean it properly of all clay, sand, stones, &c.,” and deliver it for tbe use of tbe defendants’ furnace. Tbe defendants agreed to pay 25 cents a ton on all ore raised for tbeir use (as ore leave), $1 a ton for all ore raised, and $2 per ton for hauling.
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In error from tbe Common Pleas of Centred By a written contract, tbe plaintiff agreed to raise, out of bis own land, 600 or 1,000 tons of iron ore annually, until five years from tbe following 1st of April, “ to clean it properly of all clay, sand, stones, &c.,” and deliver it for tbe use of tbe defendants’ furnace. Tbe defendants agreed to pay 25 cents a ton on all ore raised for tbeir use (as ore leave), $1 a ton for all ore raised, and $2 per ton for hauling. They further agreed to provide all tools, screens, ropes, and other implement^ necessary to work tbe bank or banks, and also keep…
1Opinion of the CourtCoulter, J.
There is a lucid charge in this cause from the court below, to the jury, covering all the questions of law discussed here; and, as the reasons therein set forth are in accordance with the views which this court entertain on the subjects discussed, the judgment is affirmed, for the reasons stated by the learned judge.
Judgment affirmed.
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