In re of Reading Co.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

DITTER, District Judge.

This case comes before me on the petition of the Reading Company to enjoin Reading Anthracite Company (“Anthracite”) from interfering with coal fill (“culm”) removal in St. Clair, Schuylkill County. Previously, a temporary restraining order was issued that allowed Reading to remove and sell the culm and to deposit the proceeds in an escrow account. Several evidentiary hearings were held, and based upon them, I make the findings of fact and reach the conclusions of law set forth in this memorandum. For the reasons that follow, I will grant Reading’s…