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Commonwealth v. Roberta Coal Co.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided November 28, 1919PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from Letcher Circuit .Court.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Carroll.—

Affirming.

This appeal is prosecuted by the Commonwealth from a judgment of the Letcher circuit court dismissing a petition filed by it against the Roberta Coal Company to escheat real estate owned by the company, upon the ground that the attorneys who brought the suit had no authority to institute or prosecute the action.

The facts appearing in the record are these: On July 19, 1919, a petition in equity styled “Commonwealth of Kentucky on relation of Charles H. Morris, Attorney General, and Theodore B. Blakey, and Clayton B. Blakey, special…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. RosskampCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
  2. Commonwealth v. Louisville Property Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1908
  3. Commonwealth v. Louisville Property Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. WeatherbySupreme Court of Missouri · 1939
  2. Gordon, Huffaker & Garnett v. MorrowCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1920
  3. Thatcher v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1938
  4. Goose v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. DummitCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1947
  5. Commonwealth v. BegleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1938

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