BETTA v. SMITH


368 Pa. 33 (1951)

Betta v. Smith, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

June 27, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter M. Swoope, with him A.R. Chase, F. Cortez Bell, Jr., and Chase, Swoope and Bell for appellants.

B.R. Coppolo, with him Alvin B. Coppolo, Driscoll, Gregory & Coppolo, Dan P. Arnold, and Chaplin & Arnold, for appellee.

Before DREW, C.J., STERN, STEARNE, JONES, BELL, LADNER and CHIDSEY, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE LADNER, June 27, 1951:

This is an appeal from the refusal of the court below to enter judgment n.o.v.

L.W. Smith was the fee simple owner of 1100 acres of land in Jay Township, Elk County, known as Warrant No. 4895. He leased the coal underneath to the plaintiff at a royalty of ten cents a ton. Contiguous to Smith's warrant was land of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, known as Warrant No. 5283. Plaintiff drove his heading beyond Smith...

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