Wilson v. Big Joe Block Coal Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Appanoose District Court.— Hon. C. W. Vermillion, Judge. Action at law to recover rents or royalties upon a mining'lease. Verdict and judgment for plaintiffs for $1,000 and tbe defendant appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, C. J.
On January 20, 1893, tbe plaintiffs let to tbe Gladstone Goal Company tbe right to mine coal under a tract of land in Appanoose county, together with other privileges, which we need not stop to enumerate. By *595tlie terms of the lease the lessees undertook to sink shafts to the underlying coal and to commence the work within six months and to complete the same as soon as it could be conveniently accomplished. In consideration of such lease the lessee undertook to pay the plaintiffs a royalty of five cents per ton, settlements to be made monthly. The lessees further stipulated as follows: “ The…
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