Hughes v. Consol-Pennsylvania Coal Co.

Citation945 F.2d 594
Decision Date20 December 1991
Docket NumberNos. 90-3466,CONSOL-PENNSYLVANIA,s. 90-3466
PartiesRICO Bus.Disp.Guide 7843, RICO Bus.Disp.Guide 7886 James E. HUGHES and Linda L. Hughes, Appellant, v.COAL COMPANY, a corporation, Rhein Braun U.S., a corporation, Monongahela Railway Company, a corporation, William Reese, an individual, David Boggs, an individual, Ewing Pollock, an individual, and the law firm of Pollock, Pollock and Thomas, The Upshur Agency, Inc., Consolidated Coal Co., Consol-Land Development Co., Maria Theresia Bergbaugesellschaft MBH & Rheinische Braunkohlenwerke. Dorothy LOUGHMAN, Appellant, v.COAL COMPANY, a corporation, Rhein Braun U.S., a corporation, Monongahela Railway Company, a corporation, James Leach, an individual, David Boggs, an individual, Ewing Pollock, an individual, and the law firm of Pollock, Pollock and Thomas, The Upshur Agency, Inc., Consolidated Coal Company, Consol-Land Development Company, Rheinbraun Verkaufsgesellschaft, MBLT, and Maria Therese Verkaufsgesellschaft, Maria Theresia Bergbaugesellschaft, MBH & Rheinische Braunkohlenwerke. Paul H. KENT and Mabel Kent, Appellants, v.COAL COMPANY, a corporation, Rhein Braun U.S., a corporation, Monongahela Railway Company, a corporation, James Leach, an individual, David Boggs, an individual, Ewing Pollock, an individual, and the law firm of Pollock, Pollock and Thomas, The Upshur Agency, Inc., Consolidated Coal Company, Consol-Land Development Company, Maria Theresia Bergbaugesellschaft, MBH & Rheinische Braunkohlenwerke. James C. McINTYRE and Glenna McIntyre, Appellants, v.COAL COMPANY, a corporation, Rhein Braun U.S., a corporation, Monongahela Railway Company, a corporation, Mike Wilson, an individual, James Leach, an individual, David Boggs, an individual, Ewing Pollock, an individual, and the law firm of Pollock, Pollock and Thomas, The Upshur Agency, Inc., Consolidated Coal Company, Consol-Land Development Company, Rheinbraun Verkaufsgesellschaft, MBLT and Maria Therese Verkaufsgesellschaft, Maria Theresia Bergbaugesellschaft, MBH & Rheinische Braunkohlenwerke. Larry
CourtUnited States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (3rd Circuit)

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