Legal Opinion

Swatzell v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided March 19, 1998No. 96-SC-1004-DGPublished

1Opinion of the Court

962 S.W.2d 866 (1998)

Hugh David SWATZELL, Appellant,

v.

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet, Appellee.

No. 96-SC-1004-DG.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

February 19, 1998.

As Corrected March 19, 1998.

Donald Duff, Frankfort, for Appellant.

Thomas D. Wingate, Frankfort, for Appellee.

JOHNSTONE, Justice.

The Appellant, Hugh David Swatzell ("Swatzell"), obtained a surface coal mining permit on April 22, 1987, for a surface coal mine located in Hopkins County, Kentucky, and was named the designated permittee. The Natural Resources and Environmental Protection…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Goodwin v. City of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1948
  2. Baker v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Eiland v. FerrellKentucky Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Kaplon v. ChaseCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1985
  5. Akers v. Floyd County Fiscal CourtKentucky Supreme Court · 1977

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