Legal Opinion

Soames v. Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided September 23, 2010No. 49A05-0912-CV-726PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NAJAM, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Cynthia Soames appeals the trial court's denial of her verified petition for judicial review of the Natural Resource Commission's ("NRC") final order requiring Soames to refrain from interfering with Thomas Young/Young Oil Company's ("Young") efforts to plug three oil wells on Soames' property. Soames presents a single issue for our review, namely, whether the NRC abused its discretion when it ordered that the oil wells on her property be plugged.

We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In 1997, Soames and Young entered into a lease agreement whereby…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jamieson v. Indiana Natural Gas & Oil Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1891
  2. Sullivan v. DayIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Jarvis Drilling, Inc. v. Midwest Oil Producing Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. Sullivan v. DayIndiana Court of Appeals · 1996
  5. Given v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1903

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. City of Gary v. Indiana Department of Environmental ManagementIndiana Court of Appeals · 2012
  2. City of Gary and Gary Sanitation District v. Indiana Department of Environmental Management and City of HobartIndiana Court of Appeals · 2012

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