Legal Opinion
Jack Johnson v. Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company and Kentucky-West Virginia Gas Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 15, 1955No. 12195_1Published
1Per curiam
Appellants filed a complaint in the United States District Court seeking ves-titure of title in themselves to land containing minerals situated in Pike County, Kentucky. Appellees, Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company and Kentucky-West Virginia Gas Company, named defendants in the action, moved for and obtained summary judgment in their favor dismissing the action.
The one time owner of the fee simple title to the tract of land involved, in. 1884, conveyed title to the land to his. daughter. In the recorded deed of conveyance, the grantor provided that a lien, was retained by him “until his…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ringo v. McFarland, County JudgeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
- Smith v. BerryCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
- Stephens' Administratrix v. Union Central Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928