Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co. v. Pharoah

The defendant in error, O. J. Pharoah, sued the plaintiff m error, Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Company, a corporation, and others, defendants, in the superior court of Okmulgee county, Okla. The parties will be referred to as plaintiff and defendant, except where necessary to call names.

The history of the matter is as follows: Plaintiff’s remote grantor made a lease contract in 1917 to a coal mining company covering certain lands. This company commenced operations and carried on until 1920, when it assigned the contract to defendant. In May, 1923, plaintiff became the owner of enough of…