Rock House Fork Land Co. v. Raleigh Brick & Tile Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Raleigh County. Suit for injunction by tbe Rock House Fork Land Company against tbe Raleigb Brick & Tile Company. Decree for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Ritz, Judge:
On the 6th day of August, 1902, O. P. Riffe, being tbe owner of a tract of land m Raleigh county, conveyed to the *21plaintiff all the coal and other minerals of every kind and description except gas and oil in and underlying said land.” The deed also contained the grant of certain mining rights in this language: “together with the privileges to use so much of the stone and water in and upon the aforesaid land as may be necessary or desirable for the convenient operation of a coal mining or mineral plant, also including the right to enter upon said land and to mine, excavate and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Murray v. AllredTennessee Supreme Court · 1897
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- Brady v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
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