Wilson v. People's Gas Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Greene, J.:

Richard L. Wilson and his wife, Laura M. Wilson, brought this action to recover the sum of $630, alleged to be due them from the defendants, the People’s Gas Company, a corporation, and the Atlas Crude Oil Company, a corporation. The plaintiffs signed an bil-and-gas lease in favor of the Citizens Natural Gas and Mining Company upon certain land which was then and since has been their homestead. Several assignments were made of this lease. When this action was commenced and for some time prior thereto the ownership of the gas rights and a…