North Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Snowden
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Certiorari to tbe Common Pleas of Luzerne county. In Equity. This was an appeal by the North Pennsylvania Coal Company (who, with the Mill Creek Coal Company, were respondents in the court below), from the decree of the court on a bill in equity, filed against the appellants by James Ross Snowden. The facts of the case, as disclosed by the bill and answer, so far as they relate to the action of this court, are fully stated in the opinion of this court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, May 10th 1862, by
Strong, J.
The bill of the complainant charges that under a deed from Luther Jones, dated April 22d 1799, to William' Hooker Smith, his heirs and assigns, and by virtue of sundry mesne conveyances, he has become the owner of certain mining rights and privileges upon a certain tract of land which it describes. These rights and privileges are stated to be “a privilege to dig and search after stone coal, or any other mineral, without interruption, molestation, denial, or hindrance, and to have free liberty to carry off any mineral, with…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Coxe v. SmithNew York Court of Chancery · 1820
- Woods v. GreenOhio Supreme Court · 1834
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