McIntosh v. Augusta Oil Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Wirt County. Bill by W. R. McIntosh against the Augusta Oil Company and others. Decree for plaintiff, and the oil company appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
English, Judge:
W. R. McIntosh and James L. Peebles were in February, 1890, seised and possessed of several tracts of land located in West Virginia, on the waters of Standing Stone creek, in Wirt County, containing in the aggregate nine hundred acres, and on September 5,1889, the said McIntosh, having control and management of said property, joined with Pee-bles in leasing said land to one William Skinner, of Pitts-burg, Pa., for the purpose of drilling and operating for oil and gas, upon the usual conditions. The lease provided that one well should be completed within six months from the date…
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