Legal Opinion

Standard Island Creek Coal Co. v. Shamrock Coal Co.

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided September 21, 1920PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court, Logan County. Suit for injunction by the Standard Island Creek Coal Company against the Shamrock Coal Company. Decree, for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge:

It is sought by this appeal to reverse, the decree below, requiring defendant to secure its mine at the places indicated by point “3”, and if necessary by points “1” and “3”, on the map filed as Exhibit “A” with its answer, so as to prevent the wate,r which accumulates in 'its mine at those points from flowing into plaintiff’s mine, but denying relief against such flow-age at other points then open along the division line between the mines of the parties where they had respectively mined across said division line in accordance with an understanding *677or attempted agreement between…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Carroll-Cross Coal Co. v. Abrams Creek Coal & Coke Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1919
  2. Rock v. MathewsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1891

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Raleigh County Bank v. Bank of WyomingWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1925
  2. Ellis v. Peoples National BankSupreme Court of Virginia · 1936

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