Legal Opinion
Quarto Mining Co. v. Litman
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided April 16, 1975No. Nos. 74-251 and 74-316PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSteen, J.
The dispute in these cases is between the owner of recoverable coal and of mining rights to the coal, and: the owners of the surface land overlying that coal. Plaintiff seeks to obtain title or use of a strip of defendants’ lands in order to construct a belt line to transport its coal, under the provisions of two 1906 deeds; defendants claim that the rights to use of the surface estates granted by those deeds are void.
The relevant provisions of the 1906 deeds are that plaintiff may take surface ground required for mining purposes, including ground for the purpose of transporting the coal of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Skivolocki v. East Ohio Gas Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1974
- Keogh v. PeckIllinois Supreme Court · 1925
- Barton v. ThawSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
- West Virginia - Pittsburgh Coal Co. v. StrongWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1947
- Hollander v. Central Metal & Supply Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1908
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3Cited by38 opinions
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