Legal Opinion
Lippeatt v. Comet Coal & Clay Co., Inc.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided May 11, 1981No. 1-1080A275PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTSON, Judge.
Thomas P. Lippeatt (Lippeatt) appeals the summary judgment entered on behalf of Comet Coal and Clay Company, Inc. (Comet) and the other defendant-appellees. This case involves the construction of a deed and the conveyance of mineral rights.
The judgment is affirmed.
In 1919, Lippeatt’s grandparents received a deed executed by the Vandalia Coal Company conveying rights to a vein of coal. In 1926, Vandalia Coal Company executed a deed which transferred its interest to the Vandalia Coal Corporation. Comet and the other defendant-appellees received title to various other veins of…
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