Derry Township School District v. Barnett Coal Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

From the action of the lower court in sustaining defendants’ answer raising preliminary objections to the bill of complaint, and in dismissing the bill, and dissolving the preliminary restraining order, plaintiff took this appeal. The bill discloses the following facts: The Barnett Coal Company, the principal defendant, has for years been the owner of coal lands, houses and mining equipment, in Derry Township, Westmoreland County. This property is subject to the lien of two mortgages securing issues of bonds of which approximately $220,000 is unpaid. The company is…