In re Correction of Official Records With Civil Action

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

These are consolidated appeals from orders of court in Columbia and Montour counties directing the Recorder of Deeds for those counties to remove from the public records and from the grantor-grantee in-dices the recording of hundreds of oil and gas leases executed by various grantors in favor of appellant, Energy Explorations. The reason given for striking these recordings was allegedly improper notarization.

We need not go beyond the manner in which this action was commenced to decide this case.

In each action, the recorder of deeds of the respective county commenced the…