American Window Glass Co. v. Indiana Natural Gas & Oil Co.
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Wells Circuit Court; Edwin C. Vaughn, Judge. Suit by American Window Glass Company against tbe Indiana Natural Gas & Oil Company and others. From a decree for defendants, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMyers, J.
The parties to this action are each claiming to be the owners of the natural gas, oil and other mineral substances underlying certain real estate in Grant county, Indiana, with the exclusive right to enter upon, prospect and remove such mineral substances therefrom, such ownership being based upon certain contracts or leases executed by the landowners, and not otherwise.
The claim of appellee Indiana Natural Gas & Oil Company is founded upon four separate leases, two executed April 5, and two March 12, 1888, by the then landowner, James S. Wilson, to Leonard II. Best, and by virtue of various…
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