Borden Mining Co. v. H. & W. A. Hitchins Coal Co.

The appellant, owner and lessor of a coal mine in Allegany County, appeals from a decree compelling it to renew the lease, under a covenant for renewal at the end of the term on the same terms, stipulations and conditions, provided the lessee should have complied with or performed all of the conditions, covenants, agreements and stipulations to be by it complied with or performed. The conditions and covenants had not been performed, particularly in that the payments of rent or royalties by the lessee had in all but one year of the twenty for which the original lease was made fallen short of a…