Clinchfield Coal Corp. v. Steinman
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western ' District of Virginia, at Big Stone Gap; Henry Clay McDowell, Judge. Suit in equity by the Clinchfield Coal Corporation against A. J. Steinman. Decree for defendant, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WOODS, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff in its bill claims an equitable title to a tract of land containing 54 acres derived through successive conveyances from John W. Fleming, holding under an alleged parol gift from his father, Philip Fleming, made in 1870. Under the allegation that the equitable title set up is prior in date to the defendant’s legal title from Philip Fleming, dated December 18, 1874, conveying all the coal, iron ore, and other minerals and fire clay in and under a tract of land containing about 1,000 acres, including the land in dispute, the plaintiff asks that the defendant…
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