Loeb v. Woll

This appeal results from the granting of a summary judgment in favor of Herman L. Loeb (Loeb) and against Albert L. Woll (Woll) in an amended judgment entered in Wabash County on May 7, 1990. The facts in this case are somewhat complicated, but the issue presented for review is simple and straightforward.

Woll and Loeb were brothers-in-law and had been co-owners of oil and gas leases in the Illinois basin since the late 1940’s. On August 6, 1984, Woll filed suit in Clinton County to foreclose interests of Loeb in various leases for failure to pay operating and supervising expenses on certain…