Indiana Natural Gas & Oil Co. v. Hinton
Indiana Supreme Court
From Grant Circuit Court; U. J. Paulus, Judge. Action by Albert H. Hinton against the Indiana Natural Gas and Oil Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Transferred from Appellate Court, under §1337u Burns 1901.
1Opinion of the CourtDowling, C. J.
— This was an action upon a gas and oil mining lease to recover damages for the breach of a covenant to furnish gas to the lessor for the purpose of heating and lighting the buildings upon the premises demised. Demurrer to complaint overruled.. Answer in denial. Trial by jury, and verdict for appellee. Motion for a new trial overruled, and judgment on verdict. The rulings on the demurrer and on the motion for a new trial are assigned for error.
The facts as stated in the complaint were as follows: On July 25, 1899, one Joseph McGraw, being the owner of the west half of the northeast quarter of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Trask v. GrahamSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
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