Legal Opinion
Dethloff v. Zeigler Coal Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 28, 1979No. 15024PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court · MillsJustice Mills
Coal lease.
Verdict for plaintiffs: *4,019,867.08.
We affirm upon remittitur to *1,573,455.57. Otherwise, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
This will be a long opinion. The facts are prolix and complex, but their tiresome recitation is requisite to a hopefully lucid discussion of the substantial issues before us on appeal.
On June 20, 1945, the Dethloffs’ predecessors in title executed a mining lease in favor of Zeigler’s predecessors in title. The lease covered a 40-acre tract located in Douglas County, Illinois, and by its terms, pertained to “all of the coal lying in or under” that property.…
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2Cases cited29 opinions
- Knierim v. IzzoIllinois Supreme Court · 1961
- Guffey v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Lawson v. G. D. Searle & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1976
- Gilliland v. Board of EducationIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
- Daughetee v. Ohio Oil Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1914
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Dethloff v. Zeigler Coal Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1980
- Krasinski v. United Parcel Service, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1991
- Dethloff v. Zeigler Coal Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1980