Legal Opinion

Har-Bel Coal Company v. Asher Coal Mining Company

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided May 12, 1967PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAMS, Judge.

This case involves the validity of a coal-mining lease allegedly entered into between Asher Coal Mining Company (hereafter Asher Company) and the Har-Bel Company (hereafter Har-Bel). The Bell Circuit Court found the lease to be invalid and Har-Bel has appealed.

The Asher Company owned coal-bearing lands which it leased, to various concerns for the purpose of extracting and marketing coal. Included were two areas generally known as the Insull Boundary and the Balkan Boundary. In 1956 Asher Company leased the Insull Boundary to William F. Conley, president of Har-Bel. In 1957…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Kentucky-Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Corp. v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
  2. Caddy Oil Co. v. SommerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1920
  3. Short v. Metz Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
  4. Appleby v. BuckCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1961
  5. In Re Independent Distillers of KentuckyDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1940

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  4. Barnett v. HagansCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1969
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