CARTER COAL CO. v. NELSON

No. 4196.

91 F.2d 651 (1937)

CARTER COAL CO., Inc., v. NELSON.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

August 6, 1937.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alvah H. Martin, of Norfolk, Va., for appellant.

D. Arthur Kelsey, of Norfolk, Va. (Kelsey & Jett, of Norfolk, Va., on the brief), for appellee.

Before PARKER and SOPER, Circuit Judges, and Henry H. WATKINS, District Judge.


SOPER, Circuit Judge.

A tract of land containing 76 acres, located at Portlock near the city of Norfolk, Va., and well equipped with buildings, railroad siding, unloading pits, etc., for the storage of coal, was acquired by the Carter Coal Company, defendant in the District Court, at a reasonable price through the efforts of J. Craig Nelson. Failing to obtain what he deemed to be adequate compensation for his work, he brought this suit and the jury found the value...

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