Pioneer Coal, Company v. Asher

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Willis—

Beversing.

This is an action to recover damages for the breach of a covenant of general warranty contained in a conveyance of real estate. On May 10,1907, A. J. Asher, in consideration of $35 an acre, conveyed with general warranty to the Edgemont Coal Comany 35 separate tracts of land in Bell county, Ky., among which was a tract containing 93.4 acres. On August 15, 1911, the Edgemont Coal Company, in consideration of $57.50 an acre, conveyed the land with like warranty to the Pioneer Coal Company of Kentucky. On November 1,1922, the Pioneer Coal Company of…