KENTUCKY-WEST VIRGINIA GAS COMPANY v. BROWNING


521 S.W.2d 516 (1975)

KENTUCKY-WEST VIRGINIA GAS COMPANY, Appellant, v. Josephine H. BROWNING et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied May 9, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Baird, Baird & Hays, Pikeville, for appellant.

Joe Hobson, Prestonsburg, Harkins, Harkins & Wilson, P.S.C., Lexington, for appellees.


VANCE, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a judgment which declared that appellees (hereinafter referred to as the Harkins heirs) are the owners of a one-half interest in the oil and gas underlying a tract of land in Knott County.

Appellant claims to own all of the oil and gas by virtue of two deeds executed by Walter Harkins and wife Josie Harkins to Northern Coal and Coke Company, appellant's predecessor in line of title, in 1905 and 1906.

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