Kleppner v. Lemon
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 84, Oct. T., 1899, by defendant, from decree of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1896, No: 188, overruling exceptions to master’s report in case of John Kleppner v. D. P. Lemon. Exceptions to report of John S. Lambie, Esq., master. The master found the facts to be as follows: FINDINGS OF FACT. 1. The defendant had notice of the decree of the Supreme Court as made in the case within a very short time thereafter. The date when given is not clearly proven.
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Appeal, No. 84, Oct. T., 1899, by defendant, from decree of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1896, No: 188, overruling exceptions to master’s report in case of John Kleppner v. D. P. Lemon. Exceptions to report of John S. Lambie, Esq., master. The master found the facts to be as follows: FINDINGS OF FACT. 1. The defendant had notice of the decree of the Supreme Court as made in the case within a very short time thereafter. The date when given is not clearly proven. There was no reason why the notice should not have been given within ten days after the making of the decree, and if not…
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Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice McCollum,
On June 15, 1894, the plaintiff leased to the defendant for a term of two years for oil and gas purposes, a triangular piece of ground containing between seven and eight acres in Penn township, Allegheny county. The plaintiff was to receive one eighth of the oil obtained from his land during the term of the lease. The defendant in February, 1895, commenced a well on the land of the plaintiff within fifteen or twenty feet of the southern line of his property. The well was completed in the spring of 1895, and produced about five gallons of oil per day. In…
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- Kleppner v. LemonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
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