McMullin v. Matheny

HATCHER, PRESIDENT:

In 1861 Wm. A. McMullin and G. A. Morrison conveyed to Samuel M. Young, as trustee for Elizabeth, the wife of Charles Young, a tract of 270 acres in Kanawha County. The grantees were given the privilege of using coal for household purposes. With that exception the minerals were reserved. The plaintiffs are claimants, by descent or assignment under the McMullin and Morrison title, of the minerals on the above tract. The principal defendants occupy parts of the 270 acres in severalty, under conveyances mesne or immediate from the Youngs. Those conveyances were made for the…