Chicago & Allegheny Oil & Mining Co. v. United States Petroleum Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from tbe decree of tbe Court of Nisi Prius. In equity. This proceeding was a bill in equity, filed April 25th 1866, by tbe Cbicago and Allegheny Oil and Mining Company, tbe Garden City Petroleum and Mining Company, II. H. Honoré and Samuel J. Walker, against the United States Petroleum Company.
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Appeal from tbe decree of tbe Court of Nisi Prius. In equity. This proceeding was a bill in equity, filed April 25th 1866, by tbe Cbicago and Allegheny Oil and Mining Company, tbe Garden City Petroleum and Mining Company, II. H. Honoré and Samuel J. Walker, against the United States Petroleum Company. Tbe proceeding was founded on tbe following instrument:— “ Articles of agreement made, &c., tbe 16th day of March a. d. 1864 between Thomas Ilolmden, &e., of tbe first part, and James Faulkner, Jr., &c., of tbe second part: Witnessetb that for and in consideration of tbe covenants, agreements…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, by
Agnew, J.
‘The original bill in this- case prayed for a decree of forfeiture of the lease held by the defendants, and for the appointment of a receiver for the lessee’s share of the oil. The amended bill avers breaches of the covenant in the lease, and a *90forfeiture thereby, states thaP an action at law has been brought to enforce the forfeiture, and that this bill is in aid thereof, and then prays for an account of all the oil, and for the appointment of a receiver as before, and in the mean time that the defendants shall be restrained from taking and…
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