Legal Opinion
Bright v. Coastal Lumber Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 6, 1992No. 91-2340PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ERVIN, Chief Judge:
William and Patricia Bright leased land in West Virginia in order to mine coal. After the Brights were unable to locate coal on the land, they sought a declaratory judgment that the leases either terminated by their own terms or by effect of a default notice that Coastal Lumber had sent. The Brights later added a fraudulent inducement claim. Coastal Lumber and the other defendants counterclaimed for continuing minimum royalties under the leases. The district court granted summary judgment against the Brights on the termination claims, while a jury returned a verdict…
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