Starn v. Huffman
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Marion County. Bill by James Starn against Samuel S. Huffman and others. Decree for complainant, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Brannon, Judge:
James Starn made a lease to Samuel S. Huffman of the Pittsburgh vein of coal in a tract of 12 acres of land for one year and as much longer as Huffman should continue to operate the mine, which lease provided that the lessee should pay the lessor ten cents per ton for all coal mined, and that the lessee should ‘ ‘ begin mining said coal on or before December 19th, 1902, and pay for said coal every thirty days.” The lease dates 18 December, 1902." Huffman *423assigned the lease to James F. Cook and John P. Hart. Starn brought a chancery suit, in the Marion county-circuit court 23…
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