Mid Ohio Coal Co. v. Brown

{¶ 1} Appellants, Ned Bryson Wakeley and Cheryl Wakeley, Joe LaFave and Patricia D. LaFave, and Ralph C. Brown, Jr. and Patricia A. Brown appeal the August 3, 2017 order of the Guernsey County Court of Common Pleas granting appellee's motion for summary judgment and finding that appellee owns and is vested with all right, title and interest in and to the subsurface of the subject property. Appellee is Mid-Ohio Coal Company.

STATEMENT OF FACTS AND THE CASE

{¶ 2} This case arises out of a dispute over the ownership of mineral rights appurtenant to real estate located in Guernsey County. Appellee…