Abell v. GADECO, LLC

VandeWalle, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] GADECO, LLC, appealed from a judgment and orders declaring its oil and gas lease with Laurie Abell was terminated, dismissing its counterclaim against Abell, and awarding Abell her costs and attorney fees. We reverse and remand because there are genuine issues of material fact precluding summary judgment.

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[¶ 2] On January 9, 2007, Abell entered into an oil and gas lease with GADECO. The lease gave GADECO the right to develop Abell’s mineral interests on the subject property and:

[T]he right to store, treat, manufacture, refine, transport and market substances…