Legal Opinion
Martin v. Kentucky Oak Mining Company
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided June 21, 1968PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULLEN, Commissioner.
Under standard “broad form” mineral deeds of the character commonly employed in the Appalachian region in the early 19Q0’s in the acquisition of mineral rights, the Kentucky River Coal Corporation owns the coal rights in a large acreage in eastern Kentucky. Coal mining operations on various of its lands are carried on, under leases, by Kentucky Oak Mining Company, Oak Branch Mining Company, Midland Mining Company and North Fork Coal Company.
LeRoy Martin and his wife own a 10-acre parcel of land in Knott County which in former ownership was part of a larger, 90-acre tract.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Buchanan v. WatsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1956
- Wiser Oil Company v. ConleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
- Wells v. North East Coal Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
- Blue Diamond Coal Company v. NeaceCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
- Croley v. Round Mountain Coal CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Skivolocki v. East Ohio Gas Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1974
- Phipps v. LeftwichSupreme Court of Virginia · 1976
- Akers v. BaldwinKentucky Supreme Court · 1987
- Mitchell Watson v. Kenlick Coal Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- Kentland-Elkhorn Coal Company v. CharlesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1974
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