ELR Citation: ELR 20633
No(s). 73-2234 (6th Cir. Jun 21, 1974)

Plaintiff, owner of the surface estate of Kentucky coal-bearing lands, contends that defendant, who holds the mineral estate under a "broad-form" deed and is engaged in strip mining of the land, is acting under color of state law and taking plaintiff's property without due process or just compensati...