Rice v. Birmingham Coal & Coke Co., Inc.

The plaintiffs appeal from a summary judgment against their conversion claim.

Donald Rice, J. Larry Moore, A.J. Richards, and Ray Clark sued Birmingham Coal Coke Company, Inc., and its owners and agents (those defendants shall be referred to as "BC C"), alleging, among other things, that BC C had converted mining equipment that they claimed was the property of Erin Mining and Minerals, Inc., ("Erin"), a corporation with which the plaintiffs were associated. The trial court entered a summary judgment in favor of BC C on the claim alleging conversion of mining equipment. The trial court…