(765 ILCS 540/45)
    Sec. 45. Binding effect of lease. The sale of and execution of any coal lease under this Act is binding in all respects as to all of the interest in the coal and the right to mine and remove the coal owned by the defendant or defendants to the action in the same manner as if the defendant or defendants had personally signed and delivered the lease. The lease shall be binding upon the heirs, legatees, personal representatives, successors, and assigns of the defendant or defendants.
(Source: P.A. 92-390, eff. 8-16-01.)