Mostoller v. Pile

SHAULIS, J.,

— Plaintiffs, Allen and Martha Mostoller brought this action to quiet title to approximately 508 acres of coal located in *372Stony creek Township. Plaintiffs claim title to both the surface and coal estates of the 508 acres, the claim to the coal resting upon a sheriffs sale in 1953. Defendants Russell and Ruth Pile do not deny plaintiffs’ title to the surface, but claim title to the coal directly through a tax sale to them in 1970 and ultimately through a tax sale to County Trust Company in 1952.

Plaintiffs have filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings; defendants have filed a…