Girard Mammoth Coal Co. v. Raven Run Coal Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Frazer,

Plaintiff appeals from a decree sustaining a demurrer to a bill for specific performance of a contract to sell real estate.

On April 15, 1905, certain of defendants leased to David R. James, B. F. James and William J. James, for a period of fifteen years, coal land situated in Schuylkill County, which lease was subsequently, with the consent of lessors,, assigned to plaintiff. On June 8, 1917, the owners of 973 1/3 twelve-hundredths of the premises entered into an agreement in writing to sell the property to plaintiff, subject to the lease referred to, for the sum…