William Eastham v. Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C.

OPINION

GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity action, plaintiffs William and Frostie Eastham appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. We affirm.

I

The facts of this case are straightforward. On April 9, 2007, the Easthams entered into a lease with Great Lakes Energy Partners, LLC (Great Lakes), the predecessor-in-interest to Chesapeake. The lease granted Great Lakes the right to extract oil and gas from the Easthams’ real estate, which consisted of 49.066 acres located in Jefferson County, Ohio. After the lease was signed,…