Stedman Energy, Inc. v. Lenape Resources Corp.

— Order unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed with costs to defendant NUI Corporation, in accordance with the following Memorandum: In this action by plaintiff for breach of contract and negligence arising out of a gas well-tending agreement between plaintiff and Lenape, defendants Lenape and NUI appeal from an order that denied their motions for summary judgment. NUI is entitled to summary judgment. NUI was not a party to the well-tending contract, nor did it provide well-tending services to plaintiff. There is no proof in the record that Lenape was a mere department,…