Mutchman v. Consolidation Coal Co.

OPINION

BAKER, Judge.

Appellant-defendant/counterclaimant Vala-da Sloan, as Sub-Class Representative, appeals the judgment of the Gibson Circuit Court in favor of appellees-plaintiffs/counter-elaim defendants Consolidation Coal Company, Adele Wasson, et al. Specifically, Sloan argues that the trial court erred in finding that coal severance deeds, which granted title to “all the coal” underlying land owned by Sloan and sub-class members, included title to the portion of the coal which could only be recovered by surface mining methods.

FACTS

In this appeal, we revisit longstanding litigation…