Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Co. v. Webb
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the*Eastern District of Kentucky; Andrew M. J. Cochran, Judge. Suit by the Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Company against Alexander S. Webb, Jr., and G. Beekman Hoppin. Decree for defendants, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.
The appellant brought suit to quiet title to the minerals underlying certain parcels of land in Perry county, Ky., on Big creek, which is a tributary of the North fork of the Kentucky river. Upon hearing on pleadings and proofs, the District Judge found ill favor of defendants and dismissed the suit. This appeal is from that order of dismissal.
The situation, so far as presently material, is this:
In 1823, Robert Williams obtained a patent for 50 acres on Big creek, and in 1825 a patent for another 50 acres on the same creek. In 1843, Henry C. Duff obtained a patent for…
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