Sargeant v. Leach
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Warrick Circuit Court; Boscoe Kiper, Judge. Action by Margaret Leach against Eugene Sargeant and another. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtIbach, J.
— This action was brought by appellee against appellants to recover royalties alleged to be due under the terms of a coal mining lease, originally executed by O. P. Sargeant to one Robertson. Said lessor has since died, and appellee is one of his heirs. The lease was subsequently assigned by said Robertson to appellants. The cause was tried by the court, and resulted in a finding and judgment in favor of appellee in the sum of $415.
The complaint originally was in three paragraphs. The first and second paragraphs w’ere dismissed, and the third charges, in substance, that O. P. Sargeant, the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Morris v. ThomasIndiana Supreme Court · 1877
- Gardner v. CaylorIndiana Court of Appeals · 1900
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