Harlan v. McGraw

Appellant, on the 19th day of September, 1916, being then the owner of the real property therein described, made a written .lease of certain coal lands to the respondent Marcns L. McG-raw, who afterwards assigned his rights thereunder to the Centraba Coal Mining Company, a corporation. The provisions of the lease, so far as they are material to the issues here to be determined, are as follows:

“The party of the second part shab pay, and he does hereby agree to pay to the party of the first part as rental for said land and as minimum royalty on coal mined therefrom, one thousand dollars per…