EASTHAM v. CHESAPEAKE APPALACHIA, L.L.C.

No. 13-4233.

754 F.3d 356 (2014)

William EASTHAM and Frostie Eastham, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CHESAPEAKE APPALACHIA, L.L.C., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: June 6, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Carl A. Frankovitch , Frankovitch, Anetakis, Colantonio & Simon, Weirton, West Virginia, for Appellants. James C. Martin , Reed Smith LLP, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Carl A. Frankovitch , Kevin M. Pearl , M. Eric Frankovitch , Frankovitch, Anetakis, Colantonio & Simon, Weirton, West Virginia, for Appellants. Kevin C. Abbott , Reed Smith LLP, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for Appellee.

Before: GUY, GIBBONS, and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity action, plaintiffs William and Frostie Eastham appeal the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. We affirm.

I.

The facts of this case are straightforward. On April 9, 2007, the Easthams entered into a lease with Great Lakes Energy Partners, LLC (Great Lakes), the predecessor-in-interest to Chesapeake. The lease granted Great Lakes the...

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