Combs v. Haley Coal Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Andrew M. J. Cochran, Judge- Suit in equity by the Haley Coal Company against H. H. Combs and others. Decree for complainant, and defendant Combs appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
DENISON, Circuit Judge.
Joab Allen, shortly after coming of age, executed a contract to convey, to the Kentucky Coal Land Company, a tract of land situated in the mountain region of Eastern Kentucky. The Haley Coal Company, as grantee of the contract ven-dee, filed, in the court below, a bill for specific performance, and *343it made additional defendants thereto H. H. Combs and liis wife, alleging that they claimed some adverse interests, and asking that the plaintiff’s rights be established as against them. The court below held that plaintiffs rights were superior to defendants’, and. granted…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sharon v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Kentucky Coal Lands Co. v. Mineral Development Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1914
- Mosley v. Kentucky Coal Lands Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1918
3Cited by1 opinion
- Piel v. DewittIndiana Court of Appeals · 1976