Legal Opinion
Lucas v. Providence Coal Min. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 29, 1932No. 5914PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HICKENLOOPER, Circuit Judge.
In the year 1920 the appellee, Providence Coal Mining Company, wrongfully mined certain coal underlying land belonging to one D. H. Cullen. This fact was not discovered until some time during 1921, and on December 22d of that year Cullen instituted an action against the appellee for damages caused by the removal. In due course this cause came to trial, and on April 28, 1922, a judgment for $9,000 was rendered covering not only the coal mined in 1920 (approximately 71 per cent, of the total), but also that mined in the previous year. An appeal was taken from this…
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