Legal Opinion
Browning v. Mountain States Coal Corp.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided June 10, 1960PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOREMEN, Judge.
Appellants sought to recover from ap-pellee annual minimum royalties under two coal mining leases of land in Floyd County. They have appealed from a judgment denying recovery.
On November 1, 1947, appellants, who are heirs at law of W. S. Harkins, Sr., executed to Pike Elkhorn Coal Company a lease embracing six tracts of land. For the privilege of mining, lessee agreed to pay a royalty of 15 cents per ton for all coal mined. In addition it agreed to pay a mimimum royalty during the year 1949 of $2,000. For following years, the amount was gradually increased.
On May 1, 1948, the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Laurence E. Tierney Land Co. v. Kingston-Pocahontas Coal Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
- Muncey Coal Mining Co. v. MunceyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1925
- Martin's Fork Coal Co. v. Harlan-Wallins Coal Corp.District Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1934
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