Riley v. Rochester

HOUGH, J. J.:

Epitomized Opinion.

In this case the validity and priority of two coal leases are involved. The above plaintiffs were lessees of a duly executed but unrecorded coal lease, the above defendants were transferees of a properly executed but subsequently recorded lease of the same property. Other defendants were the owners of the property and the lessors in both leases.

The case was submitted in the court of appeals upon the pleadings, transcripts of the testimony and other proof, and judgment was rendered in favor of the above defendant, it being found that they were purchasers of the…