Hunts Branch Coal Co. v. Canada

STEPHENS, Justice.

The issue to be decided in this case is whether the trial court and the Court of Appeals properly applied the doctrine of estoppel as the basis for the granting of a motion for summary judgment.

This action was filed in the Pike Circuit Court by Hunts Branch Coal Company, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as Hunts Branch) against Claude Canada and Canada Coal Company, Inc. (Canada Coal). It is alleged that on October 8, 1973, Hunts Branch entered into a written lease with Lawson Branch Coal Company (Lawson Branch). Under the terms of that agreement, Hunts Branch acquired the…