Supreme Court of Virginia June 9, 1995, Record No. 941447 (Vicars v. First Virginia Bank-Mountain Empire)

JUSTICE LACY

delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this appeal, we consider whether general language in a deed was sufficient to convey mineral interests in a tract of land which was not specifically identified in the deed.

This controversy arose when Dennis Barnette, trading as Kodiak Mining Company (Kodiak), removed coal from a 71.75-acre tract of land in Wise County.