Legal Opinion
Elkhorn-Hazard Coal Co. v. Kentucky River Coal Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 6, 1927No. 4659PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WESTENHAVER, District Judge.
The appellee, Kentucky River Coal Corporation, brought this suit in equity to enjoin appellants from mining and removing coal from a tract of land owned by it, known as the Williams tract, situated in 'Letcher county, Ky., and to recover damages for the coal so removed. An injunction was granted as prayed, and damages assessed for the value of the coal at the mouth of the mine pit, as for a willful trespass. The defense was that appellants had a valid contract for a lease under which they had rightfully entered into possession, and, if liable otherwise than by the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Guffey v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Pine River Logging Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Benson Mining & Smelting Co. v. Alta Mining & Smelting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Mississippi & Dominion Steamship Co. v. SwiftSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1894
- Weaver v. BurrWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1888
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Alaska Placer Company v. LeeAlaska Supreme Court · 1976
- United States v. WyomingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- City Stores Company v. AmmermanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1967
- National Bank of Kentucky v. Louisville Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1933
- Stuart v. National Indemnity Co.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1982
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