Case Name: TEXAS CANNEL COAL CO. v. CONSUMERS' LIGNITE CO.
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1909-11-30
Citations: 173 F. 1022
Docket Number: No. 1,986
Parties: TEXAS CANNEL COAL CO. v. CONSUMERS’ LIGNITE CO.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter
Volume: 173
Pages: 1022–1022

Head Matter:
TEXAS CANNEL COAL CO. v. CONSUMERS’ LIGNITE CO.
(Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
November 30, 1909.)
No. 1,986.
Appeal from' the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Texas.
Bennett Hill, for appellant. J. M. McCormick, for appellee.
Before PABDEE, McCOBMIOK, and SHELBY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PEB CURIAM.
The controversy in this case is over the amount of damages to be recovered for lignite unlawfully removed by the appellant from appellee's land; the question being whether the trespass was inadvertent or willful. We find that Lowery, the general manager, was the representative of the appellant in determining how far mining operations should be carried on and extended, and it was conceded that he had full knowledge of the trespass committed. See U. S. v. Ute Coal & Coke Co., 158 Fed. 20, 85 C. C. A. 302. The decree of the Circuit Court is affirmed.