Campbell v. Louisville Coal Mining Co.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to the District Court of Boulder County. Hon. Christian A. Bennett, Judge. Action by John Campbell and Annie Campbell against Tbe Louisville Coal Mining Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice G-abbert
The liability of the lessor of a coal vein to the owner of the superincumbent soil for injury thereto resulting from the negligence of its lessee in mining and removing the coal in such vein, is the important ■question to be determined under the facts of this case.
The defendant in error owned the coal vein under a tract of land, which vein it leased to the United Coal Company. The plaintiffs in error owned the surface of ,a lot embraced in this tract. The lessee removed the coal and' the lot settled, whereby the improvements thereon were greatly damaged. Plaintiffs in error brought an action…
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