Hanks v. McNeil Coal Corp.

Lee A. Hanks, who was a prosperous farmer and business man in Nebraska, came to Colorado with his family in 1918, at first settling on a farm in Weld county, which included the coal lands involved in this proceeding; then, in 1920 moving to Boulder where he purchased a home, engaged in the retail coal business, and thereafter resided. His son, J. L. Hanks, continued to operate and live on the farm as a tenant. From 1932 to 1934 the father also owned a coal business at Sterling, Colorado, but the manager was not satisfactory and he disposed of it at a loss. A considerable part of the time he…