HBKY, LLC v. ELK RIVER EXPORT, LLC; ROBIN T. WILSON - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Aug 5, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Rachele T. Yohe, BULLOCK & ASSOCIATES, LLC, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellants.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Carte P. Goodwin, FROST BROWN TODD LLP, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellee.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Rachele T. Yohe, Thomas D. Bullock, BULLOCK & ASSOCIATES, LLC, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellants.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: Carte P. Goodwin, Blake N. Humphrey, FROST BROWN TODD LLP, Charleston, West Virginia, Greg E. Mitchell, David C. Olson, GLOBAL REGULATORY RISK & COMPLIANCE PLLC, Frankfort, Kentucky, for Appellee.

Judge(s): MOORE and NALBANDIAN, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky at London

NALBANDIAN, Circuit Judge. HBKY, LLC and Elk River Export, LLC, each claim thousands of acres of timber in Kentucky. They interpret a series of timber sales contracts, security agreements, and mortgages differently. Finding that HBKY had the better reading of the relevant documents, the district court granted summary judgment. We agree, and so we affirm.

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