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WELLSVILLE OIL CO. v. MILLER

No. 541.

243 U.S. 6 (1917)

37 S.Ct. 362

61 L.Ed. 559

WELLSVILLE OIL COMPANY v. MILLER, nee EVERETT, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 6, 1917.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Charles H. Merillat, with whom Mr. James A. Veasey was on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Robert J. Boone for defendants in error.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the court.

The Wellsville Oil Company sued to protect its alleged rights as lessee under an oil and gas lease and to set aside a conflicting lease held by the Alpha Oil Company. Upon demurrer the petition was dismissed for want of cause of action and the judgment to that effect was affirmed by the court below.

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