Legal Opinion
Peabody Coal Company v. P. C. Pasco
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 15, 1971No. 71-1187PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. MILLER, Circuit Judge.
Peabody Coal Company in a diversity action in the district court sought a declaratory judgment granting it the right to strip mine three tracts of land in which Peabody holds the coal rights. Peabody traces its title to the coal underlying the land involved here from two mineral deeds. A 1919 deed conveyed all the coal underlying tract #1 and granted certain mining rights; a 1914 deed conveyed the coal underneath tracts #2 and #3 and also granted mining privileges. Peabody contended in the court below that the mining rights granted by the two deeds included…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Kincaid v. McGowanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1887
- Buchanan v. WatsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1956
- Martin v. Kentucky Oak Mining CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
- Case v. Elk Horn Coal CorporationCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Mitchell Watson v. Kenlick Coal Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- Peabody Coal Company v. D. J. Erwin and Juanita ErwinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Stearns Coal and Lumber CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Stearns Co.District Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1984
- Riggs v. Island Creek Coal Co.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 1974