Legal Opinion
Bostic v. Whited
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 18, 1956No. Record 4483PublishedCited by 18 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
The Bostics filed a motion for judgment against Whited and Reedy seeking the recovery of $6,000 damages for the wrongful mining and removal of 810 tons of coal from their lands.
Defendant Reedy filed no responsive pleadings; however, defendant Whited, by leave of court, filed an answer, stating among other things that he had attempted to settle the claim with plaintiffs but they could not come to terms. He made no denial of the alleged trespass.
On the issue thus joined, after hearing the evidence and receiving the instructions of the court, the jury returned its verdict in favor of the…
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