McBride v. Farrington’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate ·

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1. ““The leases in question are for the mining of coal, iron, petroleum, oil, gas, asphaltum, and other minerals. If void as to the other minerals, they are apparently valid as to the coal. For what length of time they purported to run is not shown by .the record.- If for an indefinite time the terms of the. act would no doubt restrict them to ten years. It is difficult to see how such 'leases, which apparently conveyed some rights for a restricted period, can be held to be so utterly valueless as to constitute an entire failure of consideration.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. McCullough v. Smith

2. ““It is well settled that when a conveyance or contract contains conditions, some of which are legal and others illegal, and they are severable and separable as respects consideration and performance, the latter may be disregarded and the former enforced.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. McCullough v. Smith