Rehnquist also disagreed with the majority because he felt that the Kohler Act in "Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon" was intended to benefit privat parties and the general public. He argued that similar to the purpose of the Subsidence Act, the Kohler Act was intended to prevent damage to buildings, infrastructure, pipelines, and avoid injuries and deaths. So, he believed that both statutes had public purposes and were too similar to be distinguished. In his opinion, both statutes were designed to protect not only private interests, but public interests as well.