Hall v. Philadelphia Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Harrison County. Bill by Fabius E. Hall and others against the Philadelphia Company, a corporation. From decree for defendant, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
POEEENBARGER, PRESIDENT:
The appellants, Hall and wife, complain of a decree dismissing their bill for the enforcement of the alleged obligation imposed upon the assignee of their lessee in an oil and gas lease, by a provision thereof, securing to them gas from the wells on the premises for domestic purposes free of charge, upon condition that they make thoir own connections with the lessee’s lines or wells.
The extent of the right conferred by this clause and the mode of its enjoyment are the matters in controversy. A large well having been completed on the premises, the appellants connected…
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- Marstiller v. WardWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1902
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