Legal Opinion
Martin Whiteman v. Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 4, 2013No. 12-1790PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Senior Judge FABER wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge TRAXLER and Judge SHEDD joined.
FABER, Senior District Judge:
The plaintiffs below, Martin and Lisa Whiteman (Whitemans), appeal from a final order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia that granted summary judgment to the defendant, Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. (Chesapeake), upon the Whitemans’ claim for common law trespass. We find no error in the district court’s decision and affirm for the reasons that follow.
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