Addleman v. Manufacturers Light & Heat Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 44, Oct. T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Greene Go., Sept. T., 1905, No. 89, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of J. A. Addleman v. The Manufacturers Light & Heat Company, a Corporation. Assumpsit on a gas lease to recover royalties. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for |3,287.50 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were instructions to the jury.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mosohzisker,
The plaintiff leased to the defendant’s predecessor in *581title a tract of land for oil and gas development. The contract reserved, as rent or royalty, certain semiannual payments, according to a graduated scale, to be ascertained from a gauge of the wells at stated times. The drilling of a well was commenced in May, 1900, and gas was found in the following August. As the drilling progressed, the well was cased, first in 10-inch, then in 8-inch, then in 6%-inch- pipe; finally a 3-inch pipe was inserted and the 8-inch and 10-inch removed. The well stood for some…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Addleman v. Light & Heat Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914