Greenwood 950, L.L.C. v. Chesapeake Louisiana, L.P.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Greenwood 950, L.L.C. (“Greenwood”), seeks consequential damages from Chesapeake Louisiana, L.P. (“Chesapeake”), under a mineral lease. Sitting in diversity and applying Louisiana law, the district court granted summary judgment for Chesapeake, finding that the lease did not give Greenwood the right to recover consequential damages. We find that the relevant provision of the lease is ambiguous, so we vacate the summary judgment ruling and remand for further proceedings.

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On January 31, 2008, Greenwood and Chesapeake executed a mineral lease. The lease…