Toothman v. Courtney
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Monongalia County. Action by Daniel L. Toothman against David H. Courtney and others. From a decree in favor of plaintiff, defendant Courtney appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
POFFENBARGER, JUDGE:
Daniel L. Toothman obtained, by a decree of the circuit court of Monongalia county, the setting aside of a deed, made by the clerk of the county court of said county, conveying to David H. Courtney an undivided one-sixteenth of the oil and gas in a tract of 143 acres of land, lying in said county, pursuant to a sale thereof, as delinquent land, made by the sheriff. The land seems ' to be rich in oil production, carried on by the South Penn Oil Company, and the decree, in addition to setting aside said deed, requires said company to pay one-sixteenth of the oil produced by…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Parish Fork Oil Co. v. Bridgewater Gas Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1902
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- State v. South Penn Oil Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1896
- Conrad v. . MoreheadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1883
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