BURNHAM GAS CO. v. SHEARER


426 Pa. 424 (1967)

Burnham Gas Company, Appellant, v. Shearer.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

September 26, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Shafer, Jr., with him Thomas, Shafer, Walker, Dornhaffer & Swick, for appellant.

John V. Pepicelli, for appellees.

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


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE O'BRIEN, September 26, 1967:

By an agreement dated January 13, 1964, Burnham Gas Company, Appellant, hereinafter referred to as "Burnham", assigned certain oil and gas leases in Crawford County to James I. Shearer. Shearer and James Drilling Corporation commenced drilling gas wells on the acreage covered by the leases. Subsequently, Burnham became dissatisfied with Shearer's operation and commenced an...

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