Legal Opinion

Ohning v. Buckskin Coal Corp.

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided September 21, 1988No. 26A01-8804-CV-00128Published

1Opinion of the Court

RATLIFF, Chief Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Landowners1 appeal the trial court’s judgment in favor of the Treasurer of Gib*494son County holding that the landowners’ interests in the coal underlying their properties are subject to tax liens imposed for the unpaid taxes assessed against Buckskin Coal Corporation. We reverse.

FACTS

This action was originally brought by the landowners for the purpose of quieting title to the coal underlying their properties. The mineral rights to this coal had been acquired by the Buckskin Coal Corporation on July 1,1935. For at least 21 years prior to September 3,1973,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Texaco, Inc. v. ShortSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Short v. Texaco, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Vivian C. McCoy v. Harry E. Richards, Florence A. Richards, and Ashland Oil, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  4. Board of Commissioners v. Lattas Creek Coal Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1913
  5. Riggs v. Board of CommissionersIndiana Supreme Court · 1914

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