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By Jay Carr On September 23, 2017

Ohio Court Holds Deed Reserving “All of the Minerals and Coal” Did Not Reserve Oil and Gas

In Sheba v. Kautz, 2017-Ohio-7699, Ohio’s Seventh District Court of Appeals held that a deed executed in 1848 reserving “all of...


Tags: 7th District, Ohio, Deed Interpretation, Minerals,

By Jay Carr On July 6, 2017

Court Clarifies which References are "Specific" for Purposes of Applying the Ohio Marketable Title Act

Ohio’s Seventh District Court of Appeals recently interpreted a statutory exception to “marketable record title” under Ohio’s...


Tags: OMTA, Ohio Marketable Title Act, MTA, Oil and Gas,

By Jay Carr On July 6, 2017

Appellate Court Holds a Recorded Release of an Oil and Gas Lease is a "Savings Event" under the Ohio Dormant Mineral Act

In Davis v. Consolidation Coal Company, 2017-Ohio-5703, Ohio’s Seventh District Court of Appeals held that a recorded release of...


Tags: Ohio, Dormant Mineral Act, DMA, Oil and Gas,

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Holds Certain Lessees May Deduct Post-Production Costs
By Jay Carr On May 30, 2017

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Holds Certain Lessees May Deduct Post-Production Costs

On Friday, May 26, 2017, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals released its decision in Patrick D. Leggett, et al. v. EQT...


Tags: West Virginia, Oil and Gas, Energy, Royalty

Ohio Court Construes the Term
By Jay Carr On March 22, 2017

Ohio Court Construes the Term "Holder" under the 2006 DMA to include the Heirs and Devisees of the Record Owner

Ohio’s Seventh District Court of Appeals recently interpreted the term “holder” under the 2006 version of the Ohio Dormant...


Tags: 'Utica Shale', Ohio, Dormant Mineral Act, DMA,

By Jay Carr On January 17, 2017

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Ohio Dormant Mineral Act Case

Today, in its Order List, the Supreme Court of the United States denied certiorari in Jon D. Walker, Jr. v. Patricia J....


Tags: Ohio, Dormant Mineral Act, DMA, Oil and Gas,

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