Acklin v. McCalmont Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 87, Oct. T., 1901, by plaintiffs, from judgment of O. P. No. 3, Allegheny Co., May T., 1898, No. 442, on verdict for defendants in case of George W. Acklin, Administrator c. t. a. of the Estate of Peter Swint, Deceased, and J. E. Swint, now for the use of J. E. Swint, v. The McCalmont Oil Company, H. W. Locke and F. W. Leidecker. Assumpsit to recover royalties under an oil and gas lease.
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Appeal, No. 87, Oct. T., 1901, by plaintiffs, from judgment of O. P. No. 3, Allegheny Co., May T., 1898, No. 442, on verdict for defendants in case of George W. Acklin, Administrator c. t. a. of the Estate of Peter Swint, Deceased, and J. E. Swint, now for the use of J. E. Swint, v. The McCalmont Oil Company, H. W. Locke and F. W. Leidecker. Assumpsit to recover royalties under an oil and gas lease. Before Kennedy, P. J. See Swint v. McCalmont Oil Co., 184 Pa. 202. At the trial it appeared that plaintiff claimed to recover one half the royalties accruing under an oil and gas lease which he…
1Opinion of the Court
■ Opinion by
Mb. Justice Potteb,
This action was brought by George W. Acklin, administra*265tor c. t. a. of the estate of Peter Swint, deceased, and J. E. Swint, for the use of J. E. Swint, against the McCalmont Oil Company to recover royalties under leases made by Peter Swint and J. E. Swint to W. G. Hunter & Company and to II. W. Locke, subsequently assigned to the defendant company, for certain oil lands situated in Franklin township, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania.
After suit brought, TI. W. Locke and F. W. Leidecker, assignees of all the right, title and interest of Peter Swint in the lease…
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