Hancock v. Diamond Plate Glass Co.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Erom Grant Superior Court; B. F. Harness, Judge. Action by Anna E. Hancock against the Diamond Plate Glass Company and others. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobiktsokt, J.
Action by appellant to recover acreage rental upon a natural gas lease. Upon a special finding of facts the court stated a conclusion of law in appellee Diamond Plate Glass Company’s favor. The correctness of the conclusion of law is the only question presented.
The facts found are in substance as follows: On July 23, 1889, appellant owned in fee and was in possession of certain land, and on that date, her husband joining, she executed to the Diamond Plate Glass Company, of Indiana, a gas-and-oil lease on the land, in two parts, the lease providing, among other things, that the lessee should…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Denney v. State ex rel. BaslerIndiana Supreme Court · 1896
- Board of Commissioners v. BonebrakeIndiana Supreme Court · 1896
- Lillie v. TrentmanIndiana Supreme Court · 1891
- Consumers Gas Trust Co. v. LittlerIndiana Supreme Court · 1904
- Hancock v. Diamond Plate Glass Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1904
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