Source: Deseret News

A circuit judge has ruled against a Utah mining company owned by the polygamous Kingston clan, upholding a $24 million award in a breach-of-contract lawsuit.

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an appeal by C.W. Mining that would have overturned a lower court decision on a lawsuit involving utility coal deliveries. The company operates several coal mines in Bear Canyon in Emery County.

C.W. Mining had a contract to supply public utility Aquila Inc., based in Kansas City, Mo., with 1.6 million tons of coal over two years from 2004 to 2006, with an option to extend the contract through 2008.

A labor strike hit the company within a week of the contract signing and lasted for two years.

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