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WHITE v. YOUNG

409 Pa. 562 (1963)

White v. Young, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

January 8, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Harrison, with him Francis A. Barry, Edward S. Martin, and Harrison & Louik, for appellant.

Adolph L. Zeman, with him Robert L. Zeman, and Zeman & Zeman, for appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and KEIM, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE COHEN, January 8, 1963:

On September 3, 1945, White, the appellee (lessor), leased an eighty-four acre tract of land to Young, the appellant (lessee), for the purpose of drilling and operating for petroleum, oil and gas. The lease was for a term of ten years, "and as much longer as [o]il or [g]as is found in paying quantities, or the hereinafter described rental is paid." As is customary with this type of lease, rental was to be based upon a...

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