Legal Opinion

Stonega Coke & Coal Co. v. Price

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided August 28, 1939No. 4464PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PARKER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal in a suit in equity brought upon an attachment in the Circuit Court of Fayette County, West Virginia, and removed by defendant into the court below. The parties will be referred to in accordance with the positions there occupied. Plaintiffs are the owners of certain coal lands in West Virginia. Defendant, the Stonega Coke & Coal Co., is the assignee of rights under leases relating to the mining of coal on these lands. The purpose of the suit was to recover rent due under the leases. The defense was that defendant on December 1, 1931, had withdrawn from…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Superior Oil & Gas Co. v. MehlinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
  2. William C. Atwater & Co. v. Fall River Pocahontas Collieries Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1937
  3. Big Vein Pocahontas Co. v. BrowningSupreme Court of Virginia · 1923
  4. Guilford Const. Co. v. BiggsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1939
  5. Marsh Fork Coal Co. v. LucasCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1930

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Brooks Bros. v. Brooks Clothing of California, Ltd.District Court, S.D. California · 1945
  2. Stonega Coke & Coal Co. v. PriceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1940
  3. Lebrón v. Porto Rico Railway, Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1955
  4. H. W. London and Nina E. London, T/a London Construction Company v. Troitino Brothers, Incorporated, Joe Troitino and Tom TroitinoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
  5. Cady v. SlingerlandWyoming Supreme Court · 1973

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