Ross Tin Mine v. Cherokee Tin Mining Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Wilson, J., Gaffney, October, 1915. This was an action brought by the Ross Tin Mine, a corporation, as plaintiff, against the Cherokee Tin Mining Company, a corporation, and Owen Gaffney, defendants, to set aside and to declare to be null and void a certain lease between the said plaintiff and John Baker and D. D. Nicholas, the interest of the said lessees having been transferred to the said defendant, and to enjoin the said defendants from entering upon the leased…
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Before Wilson, J., Gaffney, October, 1915. This was an action brought by the Ross Tin Mine, a corporation, as plaintiff, against the Cherokee Tin Mining Company, a corporation, and Owen Gaffney, defendants, to set aside and to declare to be null and void a certain lease between the said plaintiff and John Baker and D. D. Nicholas, the interest of the said lessees having been transferred to the said defendant, and to enjoin the said defendants from entering upon the leased premises or from interfering with the use of same by the plaintiff. From decree in favor of plaintiff, and enjoining the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice Gary.
This is an action to set aside and to declare to be null and void, a certain lease between the plaintiff and John Baker and D. D. Nicholas, — the interest of the said lessees having been transferred to the defendant, — and to enjoin the defendant from entering upon the leased premises.
The contract which was entered into, on the 27th of September, 1911, between the Ross Tin Mine, plaintiff herein, and the lessees who assigned their rights under the contract to the defendant, Cherokee Tin Mining Company, contains the following…
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