Southwestern Energy Production Co. v. Forest Resources, LLC

OPINION BY

MUNDY, J.:

Appellants, the Trustees of the Thomas E. Proctor Heirs Trust (PHT) and the Margaret O.F. Proctor Trust (MPT), appeal from the orders entered on December 19, 2012, granting Appellee Lancaster Exploration & Development Co., LLC’s (Lancaster) motion for judgment on the pleadings and sustaining Southwestern Energy Production Company’s (Southwestern) and Lancaster’s respective preliminary objections.1 These orders dismissed Appellants’ respective counterclaims for declaratory judgment, seeking a decree declaring the invalidity of certain oil and gas lease agreements for…