THORNSBURY v. CABOT OIL & GAS CORP.

No. 12-0152.

749 S.E.2d 569 (2013)

Arthur THORNSBURY and Virginia THORNSBURY, Petitioners v. CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided September 26, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher L. Brinkley, Esq. , The Masters Law Firm, LC, Charleston, WV, for the Petitioner.

Timothy M. Miller, Esq. , Christopher L. Hamb, Esq. , Robinson & McElwee, PLLC, Charleston, WV, for the Respondent.


PER CURIAM:

In this appeal from the Circuit Court of McDowell County, we are asked to examine an order granting summary judgment to a defendant oil and gas developer. The circuit court found that the defendant was immune from liability for damages to the surface of a tract of land owned by the plaintiffs because of an exculpatory clause in a 1941 deed of the tract to a predecessor of the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs, however, assert that the defendant is liable for...

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