Robinson v. Stover

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Barnes,

The plaintiffs, appellees, were the owners of a seventy-five acre farm situated in Oakland and Centre Townships, Butler County, Pennsylvania, which was under-laid by a vein of coal. On May 11, 1922, they entered into an agreement of lease with defendant, granting to him the exclusive right to mine and remove all the coal in and under the said lands. The agreement provided, inter alia, that appellant should pay five cents a ton for the coal, and should have the right to erect tipples, buildings, railroads, sidings and fixtures necessary for the removal of the coal.…