Begley v. Vogler

STEPHENS, Justice.

The issue presented for decision deals with the nature, the effect and the effective date of the mandate of appellate courts.

The road that the litigants traveled in arriving at this court must be mapped out. In January of 1970, the respondent’s predecessor in title brought an action in the Muhlenberg Circuit Court against movants’ predecessors in leasehold interest for the forfeiture of a coal lease. Monthly royalties were paid by the lessees during the litigation. In October of 1974, the trial judge entered a judgment terminating the lease, following which royalty payments…