Show 1 0 MA r W OlD COAl lAND FIGHT Ancient Lease Leaie B Battle En Enters I New Phase Ehase in Courts t t. r A 4 year thirty ear leg legal l vers th gO title t to o coal lands In Carbon county a. a aj ac by the state un under er floatIng grant authorized by by- bythe the enabling act and which Involves valuable coal lands held by the Independent C Coal Coald al and nd Coke company an and the Carbon County Land company may maybe maybe maye be e r In tI tle United S States ates circuit court of ot appeals according to word received Saturday by b United United Unit Unit- ed d States Attorney Charles R. R Hol- Hol The The case case was decided by Iby Judge Tillman D. D Johnson in J June ne In a n decision that that- held that th the statute ot of limitation n applied against lg tho the government and a. a as a re result tho the state held title to the land land-in in ques tion Instructions to appeal tho case cas were we're were re received b by Mr t r Ho from the the he United States attorney general Tho The case se h had hd d Its Inception In ln 1907 when the gov government started suit against the late Stanley B B. Milner Mil MU- ner ncr the ground that the land in question was or of f mineral character rather than of of an oIl agricultural nature nature na na- na- na ture The courts upheld ph ld the govern government gov gov- ern l nt in Us Its contentions ris Later Mr Milner and the Carbon County Count Land company which he organized together with th Independent Inde Inde- pendent jende Coal and and C Coke ko koc c company mp again agahi acquired the land tand from the he state under a lease th tile the government having neglected to o o obtain title to the lund land ad following the Initial suit rho Tho government Instituted an n na a ac action ac- ac tion Uon to recover title to the land In 1 1924 24 The state tate ent entered r red d as as inter inter- in the tho action hp veyer arid and the decision of or Judge Johnson InJune In InJune June giving the state title to the theland land was the ot of this thIs' suit In event th the United States States States' district dis- dis attorney tiles files an appeal al before betor th the Uni United id States circuit lt court the action must bo be tat taken n ore be th the middle part of September It Is re- re po ported ted tJ |