Legal Opinion
J. M. Mullins v. Beatrice Pocahontas Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 9, 1970No. 14298PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:
The Beatrice Pocahontas Company mines and processes coal in Buchanan County,- Virginia, near the communities of Keen Mountain and Oakwood. A number of people living and working in this area brought an action for damages and injunctive relief alleging that coal dust from the company’s processing plant contaminates the air. The district court granted summary judgment against all of the property owners who derived title to their land from deeds that conferred mineral rights on Pocahontas. 1 We reverse because we believe that under Virginia law the deeds do not empower…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Stonegap Colliery Co. v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1916
- General Bronze Corp. v. KostopulosSupreme Court of Virginia · 1961
- Smith v. Pittston CompanySupreme Court of Virginia · 1962
- Yukon Pocahontas Coal Co. v. RatliffSupreme Court of Virginia · 1943
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Judge M. Mullins v. Beatrice Pocahontas CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Johnson v. Junior Pocahontas Coal Co., Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
- Ball v. Island Creek Coal Co.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1989
- Johnson v. Junior Pocahontas Coal Co., Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
- Vandyke v. Island Creek Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991