Taylor v. Brittain

Opinion of the court delivered by

Walker, J.

The facts in the above cases are briefly as follows. Bills of equity were filed in both the above cases. Both parties complain of the trespass of the other upon their freehold estate, preventing the working of a certain coal vein. Both were heard together at chambers.

Joseph T. Taylor claims the vein under a lease from the owner of the Bullock tract, which he says is the Kantner vein, situate in Norwegian township, Schuylkill county, and the Brittains claim the same vein, under a lease from the same parties, as the Big Diamond vein. There have been…