Jefferis Real Estate Oil & Gas Holdings, LLC v. Schaffner Law Offices, L.P.
Court of Appeals of Ohio, Seventh District, Belmont County
1Opinion of the CourtRobb, P.J.
*1267{¶ 1} The Defendants-Appellants ("Kirk heirs") are the heirs of the original holders of a one-half severed mineral interest and the attorney/firm representing them (David K. Schaffner and Schaffner Law Offices, L.P.A.). They appeal the decision of the Belmont County Common Pleas Court granting summary judgment in favor of the Plaintiff-Appellee Jefferis Real Estate Oil & Gas Holdings, LLC et al. and declaring the plaintiff owns 100% of the minerals underlying its property as a result of abandonment under the 2006 Dormant Mineral Act. The court found the claim to preserve filed after service…
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