Green v. Asher Coal Mining Company
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
1Opinion of the Court
CLAY, Commissioner.
This controversy involves the liability of the owner of land leased for strip mining: purposes to a lower riparian owner allegedly" damaged by debris produced in the strip mining operation. The trial court dismissed' appellant plaintiffs’ complaint on the ground it failed to state a claim.
The complaint alleges in substance the following facts. Appellee defendant is engaged in the business of purchasing, leasing and developing lands for the purpose of carrying on mining operations. It leased some of its land to be mined for coal and the lessee adopted the method of strip…
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- Swift & Co. v. Peoples Coal & Oil Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1936
- Campbell v. Louisville Coal Mining Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1907
- Benton v. KernanNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1940
- Tennessee Coal, Iron R. Co. v. HartlineSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943
- Mitchell v. BradyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
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- United States v. Alton Morrell, United States of America v. Nick Chournos, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1964
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- Kentucky Stone Company v. GaddieCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
- State of Cal. by and Through Brown v. WattDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1981
- Easson v. WAGNER SD 349South Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
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