Bureau of Mines v. George's Creek Coal & Land Co.

ELR Citation: ELR 20822
No(s). 261 (Md. Jul 3, 1974)

The Court of Appeals of Maryland upholds a state statute terminating the strip-mining of coal on state lands, but remands to the lower court the question of whether the coal companies holding mineral rights are entitled to compensation in this particular case. The court declares that the plaintiff c...