SHEPHERD v. BLUE DIAMOND COAL CO.


706 S.W.2d 1 (1985)

Herlin SHEPHERD, Appellant, v. BLUE DIAMOND COAL COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied February 14, 1986.

Discretionary Review Denied and Opinion Ordered Published by Supreme Court April 2, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Penick, Hazard, for appellant.

Ralph D. Carter, Barret, Haynes & May, Hazard, for appellee.

Before COMBS, COOPER and MILLER, JJ.


MILLER, Judge.

Herlin Shepherd appeals a summary judgment (CR 56) ruling rendered in favor of appellee/Blue Diamond Mining Company (Blue Diamond) by the Perry Circuit Court on November 20, 1984. The trial judge found appellant's title was void because the conveyance to him was violative of Kentucky's champerty statute. KRS 372.070. We reverse.

In 1969, Blue Diamond approached Hence Shepherd, appellant's father and predecessor in title, stating it wished to...

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