Wilson v. Seminole Coal, Inc.

This dispute involves the use of a certain road running through the town of Kistler, West Virginia, to haul coal from a deep mine operated by the appellee, Seminole Coal, Inc. The appellants live along a short road which intersects with another road that crosses a bridge spanning Buffa lo Creek. In their complaint filed in the lower court, the appellants’ chief allegation was that the roadway was a private road which the coal company had no right to use. On December 12, 1984, the Circuit Court of Logan County concluded that the road was a public road subject to use by the coal company. We…