Cotiga Development Co. v. United Fuel Gas Co.

Calhoun, President:

This case involves an action of assumpsit instituted in the Circuit Court of Kanawha County prior to the effective date of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the recovery of damages in the sum of $450,000 for an alleged breach of three provisions in an oil and gas lease.

After a trial of the case without a jury, the circuit court rendered judgment for the plaintiff, Cotiga Development Company, a corporation (referred to herein as Cotiga), against the defendant, United Fuel Gas Company, a corporation (referred to herein as United Fuel), for the sum of $2,479.78, plus interest…