Jewel Coal & Mining Co. v. Watson

The appellant, who- was plaintiff below, brought suit against J. D. Watson and sons, appellees, defendants below, to recover the value of coal which plaintiff claimed to have owned and alleged to have been willfully and wrongfully taken by the defendants, and also for damages for wrongfully transporting coal through entries and haulage ways belonging to plaintiff. .

Emil Baerlocher owned approximately 148 acres of land, and, on September 16, 1921, he leased all the coal under 124 acres of said land to the plaintiff. The lease was for a period of 20 years, and provided for a royalty of 21 cents…