GAWENIS v. ALTA RESOURCES, LLC

No. CV-12-489.

2013 Ark.App. 379

RICHARD GAWENIS and SHERRY GAWENIS, APPELLANTS, v. ALTA RESOURCES, LLC, GRIFFITH LAND SERVICES, INC., PETROHAWK PROPERTIES, LP, and EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, APPELLEES.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division II.

Opinion Delivered June 5, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Law Firm, by: Albert J. Thomas, III , for appellants.

Perkins & Trotter, PLLC by: G. Alan Perkins and R. Scott Morgan ; and Graddy & Adkisson (LLP), by: William C. Adkisson , for appellees.


RHONDA K. WOOD, Judge.

This case involves an oil-and-gas lease. In 2005, the appellants, Richard Gawenis and Sherry Gawenis, executed an oil-and-gas lease with Alta Resources, LLC, through its broker, Griffith Land Services, Inc.; Alta subsequently assigned the lease to Petrohawk Properties, LP, who in turn assigned it to Exxon Mobil Corporation (jointly "appellees"). A dispute arose concerning clear title, assignment of the lease, and payment of royalties. This appeal...

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