Legal Opinion
Erickson v. Dart Oil & Gas Corp.
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided June 17, 1991No. Docket 125360PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNeff, P.J.
This case involves an oil and gas lease. Plaintiff owns land subject to an oil and gas lease. The lease was owned by defendant Dart Oil & Gas Corporation, which assigned it to defendant Petrostar Energy for development. Plaintiff claimed that the lease was "terminated, forfeited and rendered void” by its own terms on March 2, 1986, and demanded that it be released pursuant to MCL 554.281; MSA 26.1161. Defendants refused to execute a release of the lease, and this litigation resulted.
Plaintiff’s motion for summary disposition was granted only as it related to whether the lease had been .…
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