Ohio Supreme Court Hands Down Slip Decision In Favor of 700 Landowners

SLIP OPINION NO. 2016-OHIO-178

THE STATE EX REL. CLAUGUS FAMILY FARM, L.P. v. SEVENTH DISTRICT

COURT OF APPEALS ET AL.

HUSTACK ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. BECK ENERGY CORPORATION, APPELLEE.

[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it

may be cited as State ex rel. Claugus Family Farm, L.P. v. Seventh Dist. Court

of Appeals, Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-178.]

Oil and gas leases—Class certification—Validity of leases—Covenant to reasonably develop the land—Delay rentals do not extend beyond the fixed term of a lease.

(Nos. 2014-0423 and 2014-1933—Submitted December 15, 2015—Decided

January 21, 2016.)

IN MANDAMUS and PROHIBITION.

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Monroe County, Nos. 12 MO 6, 13 MO 2,

13 MO 3, and 13 MO 11, 2014-Ohio-4255.

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Permalink Reply by jerry lee nichols on January 28, 2016 at 3:39pm

What it still means is that the court has 6 business republicans and Paul Pfieffer. They managed a few years back to take away their Ballot party affliation so that people would not see how anti citizen that they are.

Permalink Reply by Barry D on January 28, 2016 at 4:39pm

jerry,

Justice Pfieffer agreed with the majority that the Beck Leases were valid.

That was pro citizen?

Permalink Reply by jerry lee nichols on January 29, 2016 at 4:47am

I thought it said that he dissented as per Clagus,I guess that I was wrong, One thing though I am glad that I told ole Becky that I wasn't interested years back.

Permalink Reply by Barry D on January 29, 2016 at 9:53am

jerry,

He did dissent with regard to the Clagus issue.

He agreed with the issue of the leases being valid.

Permalink Reply by WranglerRouser on January 29, 2016 at 9:03am
Permalink Reply by Joseph-Ohio on February 2, 2016 at 4:55am
Finally it all reads to me like the lessors attempting to escape Utica Sub-Standard Leases and the Court ruling against them.

Please correct me if I'm mistaken.

Just my read on it.

Good Luck to all of us.

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