Watt v. Equitable Gas Co.

Citations

• 8 Pa. Super. 618
• 1898 Pa. Super. LEXIS 97

Syllabus

<p>Landlord and tenant — Covenants running with land — Assignment of lease.</p> <p>Covenants to pay rent and royalty run with the land and the assignee ol a lease is liable for the payment of all rents and royalties which accrue while he holds the assignment, but not alteran assignment by him.</p> <p>Oil and gas lease — Covenants maturing after assignment by assignee.</p> <p>An assignee of an oil and gas lease is not liable to the lessor upon a covenant of the lessee to drill the well upon the demised premises, when the covenant matures alter he had parted with his interest by assignment to another.</p>