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DISTRICT,;C[)UR:T, COUI`I'iY Uk~ LAS A,NTNIEIS D. <br />.,. _.. , C LORt1170 <br />eAS cv 127 , <br />E NQ: •.92 <br />.T , .: <br />TACT, CUNCIL'US~i?1~iS OP' i.AW, .AND .l~lD1'~1'T <br />.... /L'1lTTI <br />JAMES (Jim} TATUM and ANN TATUM !~ as a;aes~<. ',', ' <br />_~ Plaintiffs ' SEC 1 7~°7 I <br />1 i ~oHK ~, u-.. ,..... <br />BASIN RESOURCES, INC. t'iia~ of cc~~'. <br />~ ... . <br />APPEARANCES: <br />dames ',Tatum atxi Ana Tattun Pre Se fox Plairtti$;s <br />Scott S. Backer and Ana Castle; Esgs for Defendants <br />''°": THI.$ MATTER came on fox.Txial to the.Court on the dates of April 22,23,2A,25,26 and <br />;; 30,1997. The Cotat lueacd tfie sweet testimt~,+;bf approxinaanety twenty-aig~t (28) witnesses <br />.; i~nd received over one hundred (I00} exlu'bits iIIto evidence. Although Plaintiffs appeared Pro. <br />,,.A.S~ James (Tim) Tatum is are Attorney at Law: , -; _ <br />1 HAYING HF..ARD testimony, reviewed fire exhibits and considered arguu~uts of <br />Counsel, THE CDURT ENTSRS'IZdE FOLLOWING F1NDZi*TGS DF FACT, CONCLUSIONS <br />OF LAWj AND JLIDGMEN'I relatingto all ofthe issues ]dtigated. <br />. ~~,, FINDI1yG5 OF FA('r <br />--` $aclLgro~nd: Plaintiffs owe apluoximately 153 acres of lead 20 miles West of_Txinidad; <br />CO, tYpcm which they own and maintain a two-story adobe residancc vrltich twee constsaoted <br />..around 1910. Tatwms purchased the property in 1987. - <br />Defendant owned and operated an underground coal mining operation approximiately 25 <br />miles West of Trinidad, CD under the name and style of Wyoming 1'ucl Company d~uing the <br />years 1981 to 1993. Wyoming Fuel Company changed its name in 1991 to Basin Iteswures, <br />TRC. Defestdar-i, at all t1i11e5 rClevant tU these pr~x:ruijT{~, opCxated the coal ID~]at7ag activity <br />near the Tatutns' properly, and portians of the mining operation were under portions of the <br />xatutm property.. $asin Resources, Inc_ is the successur iu icrterest to Wyoming Fuel Company. <br />~i <br />1 <br />~T .. f <br />r,• <br />TMLI }..7Af9q r_•nr ~-~..rrr r... <br />E i 39F1d <br /> <br />Wftlt/1 WIC <br />•.._. ~~ V 1:.. <br />er,/r. i ~. <br />65T09b86iL 5t~9S L00S/Z0/b0 <br />