Legal Opinion
Church & Mullins Corp. v. Bethlehem Minerals Co.
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided June 4, 1992No. 90-SC-000081-DG, 90-SC-000784-DGPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN DOUG HAYS, Special Justice.
This case involves two judgments of the Pike Circuit Court regarding several separate parcels of property located in Pike County, Kentucky, but known collectively throughout this litigation as Tract 42. The first judgment determined title to the property, and the second awarded damages for trespass.
This action commenced when Bethlehem Mines, hereafter Bethlehem, filed a complaint against John Johnson, claiming title to the mineral estate underlying the 375 acres of land known as Tract 42. Johnson counterclaimed claiming ownership of the surface as well as the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Nucor Corp. v. General Electric Co.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1991
- Cherry v. CherryKentucky Supreme Court · 1982
- Swiss Oil Corporation v. HuppCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
- Loeb v. ConleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914
- Joyce v. ZacharyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Bethlehem Minerals Co. v. Church & Mullins Corp.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1994
- Phillips v. AkersCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2003
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