Legal Opinion
Lesnick v. Chartiers Natural Gas Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 30, 2005PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
KLEIN, J.:
¶ 1 Chartiers Natural Gas Company appeals from the Order granting free gas to John and Sandra Lesnick, husband and wife, pursuant to a 1924 agreement given in exchange for drilling rights on the property. The trial court rejected an unrecorded 1948 agreement which would have terminated the free gas. We affirm.
¶ 2 Predecessors in the chain of title had allowed a drilling company to drill for gas on the property in exchange for an agreement that if sufficient gas was obtained, the grantor of the Oil and Gas lease would be entitled to free gas. This 1924 Oil and Gas lease was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Independent Oil and Gas Association v. Board of AssessmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Thompson v. ChristieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
- Duquesne Natural Gas Co. v. FefoltSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- In re Correction of Official Records With Civil ActionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Louden v. Apollo Gas Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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