ELLIS v. BEECH CREEK COAL CO.


467 S.W.2d 132 (1971)

T. H. ELLIS and M. J. Brown d/b/a Ellis and Brown Coal Co., Appellants, v. BEECH CREEK COAL CO., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

April 30, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Fuqua, Russellville, for appellants.

William P. Donan, Donan & Vick, Greenville, for appellee.


EDWARD P. HILL, Jr., Judge.

On June 10, 1957, appellants T. H. Ellis and M. J. Brown, a partnership doing business as Ellis and Brown Coal Company, entered into a coal lease with the Black Diamond Coal Mining Company. Appellants began mining the coal on the leased property by the underground mining method, but on January 4, 1961, it was discovered that the appellee and Kirkpatrick's Beech Coal Mining Company had previously mined the coal under a portion of the leased...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases