LITTON v. MOUNTAINEER LAND CO.

No. 89-SC-639-DG.

796 S.W.2d 860 (1990)

Edgar LITTON and Deloris Litton, Movants, v. MOUNTAINEER LAND COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

October 18, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ransome C. Porter, Inez, for movants.

Karen J. Greenwell, Jeff A. Woods, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, Lexington, for respondent.


GANT, Justice.

In 1975, respondent mining company became interested in surface mining an area in Martin County known as the "Davisport" area. Because the procedures employed by Mountaineer are typical of the procedures utilized in this type of operation, we will set them out in some detail.

Through the use of preliminary core drilling to locate the perimeters of the coal, Mountaineer defined the area to be mined and began to secure leases and purchase surface...

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