Legal Opinion

Briggs v. Sw. Energy Prod. Co.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 2, 2018No. 1351 MDA 2017PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY MUSMANNO, J.:

Adam Briggs, Paula Briggs, his wife, Joshua Briggs, and Sarah Briggs (collectively, "Appellants") appeal from the Order granting Southwestern Energy Production Company's ("Southwestern") Motion for Summary Judgment, denying Appellants' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, and denying as moot Appellants' Motion to Compel.1 We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this Opinion.

Appellants own an approximately 11.07-acre parcel of land in Harford Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.

Southwestern is the lessee of oil and gas rights on a tract of…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Coastal Oil & Gas Corp. v. Garza Energy TrustTexas Supreme Court · 2008
  2. Westmoreland N. Gas Co. v. DeWittSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
  3. Minard Run Oil Co. v. United States Forest ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2011
  4. Brown v. SpilmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  5. Brown v. VandergriftSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1875

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Briggs v. Southwestern Energy Production, Co.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2024
  2. Briggs v. Southwestern Energy, Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
  3. Briggs v. Southwestern Energy, Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
  4. Briggs, A. v. Southwestern Energy Production Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
  5. Ivy, G. v. Acker, P.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020

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