Hutchinson v. McCue

SOPER, Circuit Judge.

An oil and gas lease, covering 300 acres of land in Cabell County, West Virginia, is the subject matter of this suit and the disputed point is whether the term of the Tease has expired or is still current. The appellants, who succeeded to interests in the premises as heirs of the lessor, petitioned the District Court for a decree declaring that the lease had terminated, but were refused. The District Court then had jurisdiction over the affairs of the Hamilton Gas Company as a result of a reorganization proceeding under Section 77B of the National Bankruptcy Act, 11…