Sisson, D. & M. v. Stanley, J.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
STABILE, J.:
Appellants, Donald R. Sisson and Mary Sisson, appeal from the June 28, 2013 order granting the motion for judgment on the pleadings of Appellees, the heirs of Joseph Stanley. We affirm.
The parties dispute ownership of the right to mine Marcellus Shale gas underlying a 98.5 acre property (“the Property”) located in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. In 1953, Joseph Stanley *268transferred ownership of the Property to Pauline Battista subject to a reservation of “all of the oil and gas underlying the [Property].” Deed, 5/1/53.1 On March 6, 1986, Battista transferred the…
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