Virginian Export Coal Co. v. Rowland Land Co.

Woods, Judge:

This suit was instituted for the purpose of enjoining an action at law brought by the Rowland Land Company against the Virginian Export Coal Company to recover unpaid royalties and taxes accruing under a lease, bearing date of February 23, 1918, on 13,600 acres of coal land, situate in Raleigh County. The circuit court of Kanawha county, on the hearing, denied the relief sought by the Virginian Export Coal Company, and dismissed its bill. From this ruling the plaintiff appeals.

To a proper understanding of the controversy it is necessary to set forth somewhat in detail the…