Garlow v. Murphy

Hatcher, President :

This is a suit in which partition is sought of a tract of about 68 acres, hereinafter referred to as the Murphy tract. It produces oil and gas and is underlaid with three valuable seams of coal, of the following areas: the Pittsburgh seam, about 66 acres; the Sewiekley seam, about 40 acres; and the Eed Stone seam lying between the other two, exact acreage not given. The tract is owned as follows: Estelle C. Davis (grantee of plaintiff, Mary M. Garlow) 2/11, Edwin E. Murphy 1/11, Delia B. Hoskinson 1/11 of the oil and gas and 3/11 of the Pittsburgh seam only, Michael G.…