Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. v. Buell

5 N.E.3d 665, 138 Ohio St. 3d 1446
CourtOhio Supreme Court
DecidedMarch 26, 2014
Docket2014-0067
StatusPublished

This text of 5 N.E.3d 665 (Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. v. Buell) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Ohio Supreme Court primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. v. Buell, 5 N.E.3d 665, 138 Ohio St. 3d 1446 (Ohio 2014).

Opinion

Certified Question of State Law, United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, No. 2.T2-CV-916. On review of preliminary memorandum pursuant to S.Ct.Prac.R. 9.01. The court will answer the following questions:

(1) Is the recorded lease of a severed subsurface mineral estate a title transaction under the [Ohio Dormant Mineral Act (“ODMA”), R.C. 5301.56(5)(3)(a)]?

(2) Is the expiration of a recorded lease and the reversion of the rights granted under that lease a [1447]*1447title transaction that restarts the twenty-year forfeiture clock under the ODMA at the time of the reversion?

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