Middle Creek Coal Co. v. Harris

Opinion of the Court by

Judge McCandless

Reversing.

On the 9th day of February, 1905, James P. Harris and others, by deed duly executed, acknowledged and recorded, conveyed a tract of land containing 247 acres to R. E. Stanley. On the 16th day of May following, Stanley and his wife conveyed the same to the Harris-Stanley Coal and Land Company, a corporation. On the 24th of November, 1906, that corporation leased the same to David Holley as trustee, and in June following, Holley as trustee assigned the lease to the Middle Creek C'oal Company. ■

*120The original deed executed by the Harris family…