Eisenbarth v. Reusser (Slip Opinion)

2016 Ohio 5819

• Court: Ohio Supreme Court
• Decided: September 15, 2016
• Docket: 2014-1767
• Status: Published

Opinion

[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as Eisenbarth v. Reusser, Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-5819.]

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SLIP OPINION NO. 2016-OHIO-5819 EISENBARTH ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. REUSSER ET AL., APPELLEES. [Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as Eisenbarth v. Reusser, Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-5819.] Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed on the authority of Corban v. Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. (No. 2014-1767—Submitted November 17, 2015—Decided September 15, 2016.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Monroe County, No. 13 MO 10, 2014-Ohio-3792. __________________ {¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on the authority of Corban v. Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., ___ Ohio St.3d ___, 2016-Ohio-5796, ___ N.E.3d ___. O’CONNOR, C.J., and O’DONNELL, LANZINGER, KENNEDY, and FRENCH, JJ., concur. PFEIFER and O’NEILL, JJ., dissent. _________________ SUPREME COURT OF OHIO

Yoss Law Office and Richard A. Yoss, for appellants. Bricker & Eckler, L.L.P., Matthew W. Warnock, Daniel C. Gibson, Daniel E. Gerken, and Aaron M. Bruggeman, for appellees. Michael DeWine, Attorney General, Eric E. Murphy, State Solicitor, Samuel C. Peterson, Deputy Solicitor, and Elizabeth R. Ewing, Assistant Attorney General, urging reversal for amicus curiae state of Ohio. Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, L.L.P., Mark S. Stemm, L. Bradfield Hughes, and Christopher J. Baronzzi, urging reversal for amicus curiae Murray Energy Corporation. Theisen Brock, L.P.A., James S. Huggins, Daniel P. Corcoran, and Kristopher O. Justice, urging reversal for amici curiae Virgil Clayton Farnsworth, Teresa Farnsworth, August Scarpelli, Gary D. Skorepa, Andrew D. Fabris, David L. Mount, Michael D. Mayell, William E. Chapman, Richard A. Gareau, Robert W. Gareau, Pete Ragone, Gregory J. Christy, and Carol E. Christy. Baker, Dublikar, Beck, Wiley & Mathews and James F. Mathews; and Robert J. Tscholl, urging reversal for amici curiae Charles J. Schucht, Wilma L. Schucht, Theresa E. Schucht, and the Schucht Family Trust U/A Dated April 2, 2013. Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A., Gregory W. Watts, Matthew W. Onest, David E. Butz, and William G. Williams, urging reversal for amici curiae Jeffco Resources, Inc.; Mark and Kathy Rastetter; Douglas Henderson; Djuro and Vesna Kovacic; Brett and Kim Trissel; John Yaskanich; Barbara L. Miller; Jeffrey V. Miller; Jerilyn E. Christensen and Kjeld F. Christensen, Co- Trustees of the Kjeld F. Christensen Revocable Trust Dated September 25, 2012, and the Jerilyn E. Christensen Revocable Trust Dated September 25, 2012; Ralph and Sharley Greer; Antonio and Connie Sidoti; and Aaron Escott. _________________