Legal Opinion

Madden v. Lehigh Valley Coal Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 8, 1905No. Appeal, No. 56PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal, No. 56, Jan. T., 1905, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Columbia Co., Sept. T., 1905, No. 4, for defendant on case stated in suit of Michael Madden v. Lehigh Valley Coal Company. Case stated in action of trespass for failure to afford surface support. Before Little, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Error assigned was in entering judgment for defendant on the case stated.

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

Plaintiff derived his title from the predecessor of defendant by a conveyance containing the following reservation: “ excepting and reserving always, nevertheless, out and from the premises hereby granted, unto the said The Locust Mountain Coal and Iron Company, their successors and assigns forever, all coal, ore and minerals of every kind contained in and under the said lot of ground above described, or any part thereof, with the right for the said The Locust Mountain Coal and Iron Company, their successors and assigns, to mine and take away the same .... without making any…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jones v. WagnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
  2. Williams v. HaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1888
  3. Scranton v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1880

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FisherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  2. Stilley v. Pittsburgh-Buffalo Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
  3. Godfrey v. Weyanoke Coal & Coke Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1918
  4. Catron v. South Butte Mining Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1910
  5. Dignan v. Altoona Coal & Coke Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909

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