Legal Opinion

Fowler v. Marion & Pittsburg Coal Co.

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 16, 1924No. 15292PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Heard

Plaintiffs in error, who are the heirs of William T. Fowler, deceased, filed in the circuit court of Williamson county their bill in chancery, and thereafter their amended bill in chancery, praying that the defendant in error be required to release of record, in accordance with the provisions of section 22 of chapter 94 of Cahill’s Statutes of 1923, a certain instrument of writing executed by Fowler in 1906 to the assignors of defendant in error and designated as a certain forfeited coal mining lease. Defendant in error demurred to the amended bill. The court sustained the demurrer and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Watford Oil & Gas Co. v. ShipmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
  2. Consolidated Coal Co. v. PeersIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
  3. Big Creek Coal Co. v. TannerIllinois Supreme Court · 1922

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Farmers Drainage Dist. v. Sinclair Refining Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1953
  2. Dethloff v. Zeigler Coal Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1980
  3. United Electric Coal Companies v. Keeper Coal Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1930
  4. Blue Bird Air Service, Inc. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1941
  5. Dethloff v. Zeigler Coal Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1979

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