HITE v. FALCON PARTNERS

No. 197 WDA 2010.

13 A.3d 942 (2011)

Earl J. HITE and Bonita M. Hite, husband and wife, Frederick J. Hite and Karen A. Hite, husband and wife, Leroy G. Hite and Carol A. Hite, husband and wife, Robert M. Hite and Cheryl A. Hite, husband and wife, Leonard J. Buck and Patricia A. Buck, husband wife, Mary L. Hite, widow, Germain P. Hite and Jan M. Hite, husband and wife, John Myers, widower, Appellees v. FALCON PARTNERS, A Pennsylvania Business Trust and XTO Energy, Inc., Appellant Appeal of Falcon Partners, A Pennsylvania Business Trust.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed January 4, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Handler , Assistant District Attorney, Ebensburg, for appellant.

Calvin J. Webb, II , Ebensburg, for appellees.

BEFORE: FORD ELLIOTT, P.J., STEVENS, and SHOGAN, JJ.


OPINION BY STEVENS, J.:

This appeal stems from a dispute over several oil and gas leases, which culminated in the grant of summary judgment in favor of the Plaintiff/Appellee landowners. We affirm.

The leases, all of which are similarly worded, were originally entered into by Plaintiffs and Buffalo Valley, Ltd. They are either dated December 18, 2002, or October 30, 2003. In 2005, Buffalo Valley assigned its interest...

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