Legal Opinion
Smerdell v. Consolidation Coal Co.
District Court, N.D. West Virginia
Decided April 30, 1992No. Civ. A. 91-0050-C(S)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
STAMP, District Judge.
I. Background
Plaintiff Jean and Joseph Smerdell filed this action in the Circuit Court of Mononga-lia County, West Virginia on May 7, 1991. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1446, defendant Consolidation Coal Company (“Consolidation”) removed this action to the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia and filed its answer to plaintiffs’ complaint on June 6, 1991.
Plaintiffs seek through this action to recover for alleged damage to their persons and real property as a result of the coal mining activities conducted by Consolidation.…
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