Legal Opinion
Caperton v. Beatrice Pocahontas Coal Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 19, 1978No. Nos. 77-1357 to 77-1360PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FIELD, Senior Circuit Judge:
Four actions for damages were filed in the district court against Beatrice Pocahontas Coal Company (“Beatrice”), Virginia Pocahontas Coal Company (“Virginia Pocahontas”), and one of their common corporate “parents,” Island Creek Coal Company (“Island Creek”),1 by Virginia citizens who *686claimed to have been injured by seismic tremors emanating from the mining operations of Beatrice and Virginia Pocahontas. The cases were consolidated for the purpose of ruling on a motion to dismiss for lack of diversity jurisdiction. Because all three defendants were incorporated…
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