Legal Opinion
Mitchell Watson v. Kenlick Coal Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1974No. 73-2234PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs-Appellants (“the Watson family” or “the Watsons”) claim that the destruction of surface rights in land owned by them incident to past and prospective strip mining by the defendants-appellees is actionable under 42 U. S.C. § 1983. They sue for an injunction and damages. Specifically, the Watson family contends that appellees, who admittedly own the minerals in, on and under the Watson land, are acting under color of state law and depriving them of their property .without due process and just compensation, all in violation of the Fourteenth and Fifth Amendments.
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2Cases cited32 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Shelley v. KraemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Moose Lodge No. 107 v. IrvisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by20 opinions
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