Hutton v. Carnegie Natural Gas Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 132, April T., 1912, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Westmoreland Co., Feb. T., 1911, No. 197, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of William Hutton and Angeline Hutton, his wife, v. The Carnegie Natural Gas Company. Assumpsit for the recovery of six quarterly installments due under a written grant of oil and gas. Before McConnell, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the facts.
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Appeal, No. 132, April T., 1912, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Westmoreland Co., Feb. T., 1911, No. 197, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of William Hutton and Angeline Hutton, his wife, v. The Carnegie Natural Gas Company. Assumpsit for the recovery of six quarterly installments due under a written grant of oil and gas. Before McConnell, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the facts. At the trial the defendant presented the following points: 1. It appearing from the evidence that the gas well mentioned in the testimony was abandoned and disconnected on August 2, 1909, or…
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Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
The agreement out of which this case arose was executed on June 25, 1907, and begins as follows: “In consideration of Thirty $30 Dollars the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged and the agreements hereinafter mentioned William M. Hutton and Angeline Hutton his wife .... hereby grants unto Carnegie Natural Gas Company .... its heirs and assigns all the oil and gas in and under the following described premises, together *380with, the right of ingress and egress at all times, for the purpose of drilling and operating for oil and gas and to conduct all operations and lay all…
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