United Electric Coal Companies v. Keefer Coal Co.

On the first day of May, 1923, William. W. Keefer and wife entered into a certain written lease or agreement with the Electric Coal Company. Subsequently Keefer transferred all his rights, under the lease, to the Keefer Coal Company of Illinois, a corporation, and the Electric Coal Company transferred all its rights thereunder to appellee, United Electric Coal Companies, a corporation. Under the terms of the agreement, the lessor (now the Keefer Coal Company) leased unto the lessee (now the United Electric Coal Companies) approximately 1,000 acres of land under-laid with coal, with the right…