Central Fuel Co. v. Wallace
Indiana Supreme Court
From Hancock Circuit Court; M. E. Forkner, Special Judge. Suit by John C. Wallace against the Central Fuel Company. From a decree for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Transferred from Appellate Court under §1399 Burns 1908, Acts 1901 p. 565, §15.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
Appellee brought this suit to recover damages for the breach of a contract to furnish natural gas, and to enjoin appellant from drilling gas wells on his (appellee’s) land. The court made a special finding of facts, upon which conclusions of law were stated, and it is charged on appeal that the court erred in its conclusions of law. The special finding was, in substance, as follows: That on August 26, 1902, Josiah C. Alger and wife owned in fee simple a tract of land, particularly described, containing 200 acres, and on that day they leased said land to appellant by a written instrument, made…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Westmoreland N. Gas Co. v. DeWittSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
- Brown v. SpilmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Indianapolis Natural Gas Co. v. KibbeyIndiana Supreme Court · 1893
3Cited by1 opinion
- Decker v. YoheIndiana Supreme Court · 1913