Williams Coal & Coke Co. v. Spears

Opinion of the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner—

Reversing.

This is a suit by the children and heirs of Samuel Clark to cancel a deed which he made on May 17, 1909, to John C. C. Mayo conveying the minerals of 623 acres of land in Johnson County. . The appellant, Williams Coal and Coke Company, is the owner by mesne conveyances, and the appellant, North East Coal Company, is the operating lessee of the coal. Grounds for cancellation are mental incapacity and undue influence. Forming an issue on those allegations, the defendants affirmatively pleaded ratification, limitations,, laches and innocence…