Rochez Bros., Inc. v. Duricka

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Musmanno,

On July 28, 1927, the defendants, Stephen Duricka and his wife Veronica, by deed from S. W. Miller and Charles Moore, became the owners of a tract of farmland located in Derry Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, comprising 251.881 acres. The conveyance was subject to a former owner’s reservation (by deed dated February 17, 1919) of all the coal in and underlying said tract (excepting 2.5 acres) as follows: “TOGETHER with the right to mine and carry away all of said coal, and with all the mining rights and privileges necessary or convenient to such…