Legal Opinion
Kropa v. Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 17, 2009No. 3:08cv551PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JAMES M. UNLEY, District Judge.
Before the court for disposition is the defendant’s motion to dismiss. Having been fully briefed and argued, the matter is ripe for disposition. 1
Background
Plaintiff John Kropa of Hop Bottom, Pennsylvania entered into a preprinted form oil and gas lease with Defendant Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation covering fifty-one (51) acres of real property located in Brooklyn Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. (Doc. 17, Amended Complaint at ¶¶ 1, 4, 5).
As an inducement to sign the lease, defendant offered the plaintiff $1,275.00 representing $25.00 per…
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