Legal Opinion

Haner v. MacCorkle

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided December 9, 1930No. 6781PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Lutz, Judge':

The object of this suit is to enjoin the extraction of gas by the defendants from a parcel of land in Logan County, containing 4.6 acres, claimed by the plaintiff; and to compel them to account to him for gas already taken. The plaintiff has appealed from a decree, dissolving an interlocutory injunction and dismissing-his bill.

The controversy involves the location of the division line between two tracts of land claimed respectively by the plaintiff and defendants (Edward and Nora Gárrett) through William Barker as a common source of title. Four defenses are relied on, as follows:…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. United Fuel Gas Co. v. CabotWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1924
  2. Beard v. Coal River CollieriesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1927

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Thaxton v. BeardWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1973
  2. Early v. BerryWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1934
  3. Stiles v. LaymanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1945
  4. Houck-Reidler Bros. Coal Mining v. Upper Elk & Potomac Coal Corp.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1934

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