Haley v. Hershberger

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fatzer, J.:

On June 15, 1967, three cases were filed separately by the respective plaintiffs, John S. Haley, Stuart G. Hazard, and Karl W. Stock, against the defendant, James W. Hershberger. On July 20, 1967, the fourth case was filed by plaintiff, Joseph D. Beck, against the same defendant.

The events giving rise to these cases began in November, 1964, at which time plaintiffs Hazard, Stock, and Beck were contacted by the defendant who offered to sell certain off and gas leasehold interests in land located in West Virginia. Similar contracts were…