Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Co. v. Crigger

Opinion of the Court by

William; Eogers Olay, Commissioner —

Eeversing.

On August 27, 1872, Benjamin F. Williamson conveyed to Harman Crigger and his wife, Mary, 121 acres of land situated on Dick’s Fork of Big Creek in Pike county. A few years later Mary Crigger died leaving her son, Benjamin Crigger, as, her only heir at law.' Thereafter, Harman Crigger married again and in the month of September, 1887, he and his wife conveyed to John J. Stewart, trustee, all the coal and other minerals with the usual mining privileges, underlying the entire tract, with covenants of general warranty.…