STATE v. GULF AMERICAN FIRE & CAS. CO.


680 S.W.2d 455 (1984)

STATE of Tennessee, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GULF AMERICAN FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant-Third Party Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carel CATE, d/b/a CCC Coal Company, Third Party Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

November 5, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W.J. Michael Cody, Atty. Gen., Claudius C. Smith, Michael Lee Parsons, Asst. Attys. Gen., Nashville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Barry L. Howard, Gracey, Maddin, Cowan & Bird, Nashville, for defendant-third party plaintiff-appellee.

William A. Reeves, Clinton, for third party defendant-appellee.


OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

The State of Tennessee, by and through the Attorney General, brought suit to collect a forfeited Surface Mining Bond, pursuant to the provisions of the Tennessee Surface Mining Law of 1972, T.C.A. § 59-8-211. The State contends and the trial court held that the statute authorizes the forfeiture of the entire amount of the bond. The Third Party Defendant contends and the Court of...

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