Ridgely v. Conewago Iron Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania
At Law. Action, by Margaretta S. Ridgely against the Conewago Iron Company for breach of a mining lease. Rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense.
1Opinion of the Court
DALLAS, Circuit Judge.
This action is brought by the lessor against the lessee, upon a lease under seal, dated December 24, 1885, of “the exclusive right to mine iron ore” on a. tract of land in the state of Maryland for the term of ten years. The lease contains this covenant:
’“The party of the second part [the lessee] agrees to pay fifty-fiye cents per ton for every ton of 2,240 pounds of iron ore mined and taken away under this lease, accounts to be rendered and payments to be made monthly, on the 15th day of each month; and the party of the second part agrees and guaranties to take out at…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Muhlenberg v. HenningSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1887
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- Babcock Coal & Coke Co. v. Brackens Creek Coal Land Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1946
- Berwind-White Coal Min. Co. v. MartinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1903
- Stonega Coke & Coal Co. v. PriceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1940
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