C. W. Hoskins Heirs v. Ruth Farmer Wells, Albert Wells, Terry Farmer, & Icg Hazard, LLC

OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE HUGHES

C. W. Hoskins Heirs1 and Phillip and Robin Lewis (Hoskins-Lewis) and Ruth Farmer Wells, Albert Wells Jr. and Terry Farmer (Wellses) dispute the location of the boundary line between their adjoining properties. The location of the boundary line determines which of the parties is entitled to approximately $440,000.00 of coal royalties from mining that occurred in the disputed area between the two properties. The Leslie Circuit Court entered judgment in favor of Hoskins-Lewis. In a 2-1 decision the Court of Appeals reversed the circuit court's ruling and…