Laurence E. Tierney Land Co. v. Kingston-Pocahontas Coal Co.

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Dietzman

Reversing on original appeal and affirming on cross-appeal.

In the year 1916 the appellant and appellee were known as the Tierney Coal Company and the Solvay Collieries Company, respectively. Both of them have since changed their corporate names to those they now bear. On November 1, 1916, after an extended investigation of the property for it by A. B. Rawn, its then general manager, and C. A. Warden, an expert- in mining-properties, the appellee leased from the appellant part of the latter’s large holdings of coal lands in Pike county. The property leased…