Holdred Collieries v. Boone County Coal Corp.

MeRedith, President;

Defendant complains of a judgment for $7167.48 rendered in an action of assumpsit, which was tried by the court in lieu of a jury.

In 1911 the Boone County Coal Corporation owned about 29000 acres of coal lands located in Logan County. About that time it appears to have divided this large area into various smaller tracts for the purpose of leasing them to individuals and corporations for development. Divers leases were made from time to time, and among them was one to Spruce Yalley Coal Company, dated January 1, 1913, covering a tract of about 1200 acres. It runs for a…