Kingsley v. Hillside Coal & I. Co.
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County
No. 128 July Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 218 January Term 1887, C. P. On December 18, 1886, S. D. Kingsley and others brought ejectment against the Hillside Coal & Iron Company, for the coal underlying certain lands in Blakely borough. The defendant pleaded not guilty.
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No. 128 July Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 218 January Term 1887, C. P. On December 18, 1886, S. D. Kingsley and others brought ejectment against the Hillside Coal & Iron Company, for the coal underlying certain lands in Blakely borough. The defendant pleaded not guilty. At the trial, on June 5, 1888, the plaintiffs put in evidence the following chain of title to the property in dispute: Warrant to Edward London for 400 acres of land in Providence district, Luzerne county, dated January 27, 1804. Survey, under and in pursuance of said warrant, of 855 acres 33 perches, accepted March…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Justice McCollum:
The Hillside Coal & Iron Company, a domestic corporation, is in possession of and engaged in mining the coal field in dispute. It has the title thereto which Thomas Meredith acquired by his contract with Isaac London, on the first day of October, 1828, which was confirmed by a conveyance dated the tenth day of December, 1838. By an agreement in writing between London and Meredith, bearing even date with the conveyance, there was a modification of the original contract, including an extinguishment of the rent reserved in it. The appellants are. the heirs of Burr…
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