Steelsmith v. Gartlan
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Ritchie Count}'. Bill by Amos Steelsmith against James Gartlan and others. Decree for defendants and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Dent, Judge:
On the 30th day of August, 1889, Knotts and Garber obtained a lease for oil purposes covering the land in controversy in this suit, without other consideration than one-eighth of the oil produced and two hundred dollars per an-num for each paying gas well, with the stipulation that the lessees should complete a well within one year from the date of the lease; and the failure to do so rendered the lease null and void unless the lessees should pay twenty-five cents per acre from and after the time above specified for the completion of said well, when such payment should operate to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Williamson v. JonesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1897
- Bettman v. HarnessWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1896
- Venture Oil Co. v. FrettsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Petroleum Co. v. Coal, Coke, & Manufacturing Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1890
- Cowan v. Radford Iron Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1887
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- Sult v. A. Hochstetter Oil Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1908
- Huggins v. DaleyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1900
- South Penn Oil Co. v. SnodgrassWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1912
- Parish Fork Oil Co. v. Bridgewater Gas Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1902
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