Buchanan Coal Co. v. Manis

CLAY, Commissioner.

This action was brought by the heirs of S. M. Napier to recover damages for the use of their land in the transportation and processing of coal by appellants, to cancel a lease, and to obtain an injunction. Separate appeals are before us, which we shall consider together. The terms of the judgment, objected to in certain respects by both parties, will be set forth after a brief statement of the facts.

In 1917 S. M. Napier executed a coal mining lease of what is designated the “Napier Tract,” to one Eversole. It was for a term of 50 years, with right to renew for another 50.…