Sorg v. Frederick
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 53, Oct. T., 1916, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1914, No. 2213, on verdict for plaintiffs, in case of John L. Sorg and Peter L. Sorg v. Edward Frederick and Anna Sophia Frederick, his wife. Trespass for injuries to plaintiffs’ mines. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiffs for $1,620 and judgment thereon. Defendants appealed.
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Appeal, No. 53, Oct. T., 1916, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1914, No. 2213, on verdict for plaintiffs, in case of John L. Sorg and Peter L. Sorg v. Edward Frederick and Anna Sophia Frederick, his wife. Trespass for injuries to plaintiffs’ mines. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiffs for $1,620 and judgment thereon. Defendants appealed. Errors assigned were instructions to the jury, the refusal of the court to direct a verdict for defendants and to enter judgment for defendants n. o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
'Mr. Justice Frazer,
Previous to 1896, the heirs of William Stone owned and operated a coal mine in Allegheny County underlying a tract of land, a part of which they acquired under a deed conveying to them “all the......coal and all other minerals lying in and under the surface” of the land without liability “for any damage done to the surface of said described tract of land, in consequence of mining and working out said coal by the usual mode of mining and working the same.” The grantees also to have the “perpetual right and privilege of passing through and under said described…
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- Nagle v. MullisonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1859
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