Legal Opinion
Drummond Co. v. Walter Industries, Inc.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 1, 2006No. 1041029 and 1041221PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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This appeal and cross-appeal involve the right to strip-mine coal pursuant to leases and other agreements between Drummond Company, Inc., and United Land Corporation and its parent, Walter Industries, Inc. ("Walter"), or the predecessors to those entities. Multiple agreements are involved, the first of which was executed nearly 40…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Whitaker v. ColemanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
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- State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. OwenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1999
- TFT, Inc. v. WARNING SYSTEMS, INC.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1999
- National Bellas Hess, Inc. v. KalisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1951
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