Midwest Fuel & Timber Co. v. West

BRATTON Circuit Judge.

This appeal brings under review an order made in a bankruptcy proceeding. The Midwest Fuel and Timber Company, hereinafter called petitioner, owns certain coal mining property in Weld County, Colorado. By written instrument, the' property was leased to two individuals for a period -of twenty years. The lease provided' for the mining of coal and the monthly payment of •specified royalties and rentals. Section 11-provided that, the lessees should obtain and keep continuously in force insurance covering their employees as required by the Workmen’s Compensation Laws of the…