Empire Coal Co. v. Empire Coal Mining Co.

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Hurt

Dismissing the appeal.

*517The Empire Coal & Coke Company on the 15th day of March, 1911, executed a lease upon its mines, etc., in Christian county to the appellant, Empire Coal Company. The duration of the lease was ten years from its date. During the year 1916, the Empire Coal & Coke Company sold its mines and mining property to C. N. Bryan, who in turn sold same to J. D. Hutton and Gr. Bibbs Jacobs, who thereupon organized two corporations called the Empire Coal & Land Company and the Empire Coal Mining Company. Hutton and Jacobs were the owners of all the…