Legal Opinion
Howard v. Straight Creek Coal Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided November 22, 1910PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from Bell Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Hobson
Affirming.
On April 15, 1850, a patent was issued to James and Skelton Benfro for 1,500 acres of land, lying in Bell county. The title conveyed by this patent was by regular conveyances vested in J. J. Gibson and several of Ms brothers, prior to the year 1880. Daniel Howard lived -on an adjoining'survey. He and the Gibsons sold to T. J. Asher the timber on their lands. It then déveloped that Howard was claiming and cutting timber which the Gibsons claimed lay within their patent. They thereupon brought a suit against Howard to recover for the cutting of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hennessy v. BaconSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Cleaveland v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Western & Southern Life Ins. v. QuinnCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1908
- Gray v. United States Savings & Loan Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1903
- Mitchell's Heirs v. LongCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1824
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Carmichael v. Old Straight Creek Coal Corp.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
- Wabash Drilling Company v. EllisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
- Wray v. Sumerset Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923