Mexican Nat. Coal, Timber & Iron Co. v. Frank

BURNS, District Judge.

The origin of the litigation between the parties to this suit is to be found in the contract following, to wit:

“Articles of agreement entered into this 25th day of May, A. D. 1881, between O. M. Macdonnell and Teresa Benavides, of the city of Laredo, county *219of Webb, and state of Texas, 'of tbe first part, and A. C. Hunt, trustee, of the second part, witnesseth:

“The parties of the first part hereby let, lease, and demise unto the parties of the second part the right to mine coal or other minerals on all that tract of land in the county of Webb and state of Texas, known as…