Ironton Fire Brick Co. v. Burchett

STEWART, Judge.

Appellant, Ironton Fire Brick Company, is an Ohio corporation engaged in the manufacture of fire brick with its plant located at Ironton, Ohio. It has clay holdings and leases in Carter County from whence raw clay is shipped to its plant in Ohio to be processed into the finished product. James B. Adams is the mine superintendent and the highest official of appellant in Kentucky, and he has held this position for thirty-two years. It is not in dispute that Adams during his period of employment by appellant has secured leases and made contracts on behalf of appellant for the…