Legal Opinion
Westbury Coal Mining Partnership v. J. S. & K. Coal Corp.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 24, 1987No. Record 831660PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPoff, J.
This appeal questions the chancellor’s construction of a written contract.
Westbury Coal Mining Partnership (Westbury) is a limited partnership, and J. S. & K. Coal Corporation (the contractor) is a corporation. Both were organized under the laws of the Commonwealth with principal offices in Richlands. By contract dated January 1, 1980, the contractor agreed to conduct coal mining operations on land leased to Westbury. Subsection 13(b) of Article IV of the contract provided that the contractor “shall pay all fees and taxes, required by law, and shall comply with all laws, ordinances,…
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