Legal Opinion

Drake v. Pennsylvania Coal Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 1, 1907No. Appeal, No. 276PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal, No. 276, Jan. T., 1906, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Lackawanna Co., Jan. T., 1904, No. 30, dismissing exceptions to report of referee in case of George K. Drake v. The Pennsylvania Coal Company. Exceptions to report of W. W. Lathrope, Esq.; referee. Newcomb, J., filed the following opinion: The plaintiff joined with his cotenants in a lease of certain coal lands to E. A. Coray.

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Appeal, No. 276, Jan. T., 1906, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Lackawanna Co., Jan. T., 1904, No. 30, dismissing exceptions to report of referee in case of George K. Drake v. The Pennsylvania Coal Company. Exceptions to report of W. W. Lathrope, Esq.; referee. Newcomb, J., filed the following opinion: The plaintiff joined with his cotenants in a lease of certain coal lands to E. A. Coray. The defendant afterwards succeeded to Coray’s rights and this action of ejectment was brought by the plaintiff to enforce a forfeiture as to his undivided purpart of the demised premises. The referee…

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

The order overruling the exceptions and confirming the report of the referee is affirmed for the reasons stated in the opinion of the learned judge of the common pleas.

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Kirch v. CrawfordSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
  2. Gorchov v. Moran, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1932
  3. Kiefer v. Schoffstall, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Clinton County1949
  4. Woodring v. Alpha Delta Sigma House Ass'n, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Centre County1930

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