U.S. EXPLORATION, LLC v. GRIFFIN PRODUCING

No. 18-0847.

844 S.E.2d 89 (2020)

U.S. EXPLORATION, LLC, and Harry Slack, individually, Defendants, Below, Petitioners, v. GRIFFIN PRODUCING COMPANY, Plaintiff Below, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Filed: June 8, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edmund L. Wagoner, Esq. , David E. Goddard, Esq. , Goddard & Wagoner PLLC, Clarksburg, WV 26301, Counsel for Petitioners.

Rodney C. Windom, Esq. , Scott A. Windom, Esq. , Windom Law Offices, PLLC, Harrisville, WV 26362, Counsel for Respondent.


This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Ritchie County, West Virginia, which granted the motion of plaintiff/respondent Griffin Producing Company ("Griffin") for partial summary judgment in a dispute concerning ownership of certain oil and gas leases and royalty interests. The court concluded that

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