Western Penna. Gas Co. v. George
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 273, Oct. T., 1893, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Washington Co., May T., 1893, No. 49, for defendant, Robert S. George, on trial by court without jury. Ejectment to determine right of plaintiff to oil and gas under tract of land.
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Appeal, No. 273, Oct. T., 1893, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Washington Co., May T., 1893, No. 49, for defendant, Robert S. George, on trial by court without jury. Ejectment to determine right of plaintiff to oil and gas under tract of land. Before McIlvaine, P. J. The material portions of the lease between defendant and D. J. Sterling, plaintiff’s assignor, upon which the action was based, were as follows: “ The said party of the first part, for aryl in consideration of the agreements hereinafter mentioned, has granted, demised and let unto the party of the second part for the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice McCollum,
The land described in the summons was leased for “the purpose of drilling and operating for petroleum, oil and gas.” The lease was for a term of two years, and it contained a provision for its continuance for a longer period on certain conditions which will be hereinafter considered. The lessor, in consideration of the right granted to the lessee, was to receive from the latter one eighth of the oil produced from the premises, and five hundred dollars per annum for each well from which gas should be obtained in paying quantities, and so long as it should be sold…
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