Snodgrass v. South Penn Oil Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Braxton County. Action by C. N. Snodgrass against the South Penn Oil Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
English, Judge:
C. N. Snodgrass and wife entered into an agreement with the South Penn Oil Companj? whereby they leased to said companji, for the purpose of operating for gas and oil, *510mining, laying pipe linen, building- tanks, etc., a certain tract of land situated partly in Gilmer and partly in Brax-ton Counties, of three thousand five hundred acres, more or -less, with certain' reservations. This tract was described in said agreement, which contained the following clause: “Provided, however, that this lease shall become null and void, and all rig-hts thereunder shall cease and determine,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Glasgow v. Chartiers Oil Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
- Roberts v. BettmanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1898
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- Gloyd v. Midwest Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1933
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