Energy Development Corp. v. Moss

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that “in the absence of specific language to the contrary or other indicia of the parties’ intent, an oil and gas lease does not give the oil and gas lessee the right to drill into the lessor’s coal seams to produce coalbed methane gas” (emphasis added)
• adopting a case- by-case approach to determining whether language conveying oil and gas interests conveyed or reserved interests in CBM
• interpreting and construing oil and gas lease as of the date of its execution
• “The mere fact that parties do not agree to the construction of a contract does not render it ambiguous.”
• “The general rule as to oil and gas leases is that such contracts will generally be liberally construed in favor of the lessor, and strictly as against the lessee.”
• “The general rule as to oil and gas leases is that such contracts will generally be liberally construed in favor of the lessor, and strictly as against the lessee.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

20 cases in this archive cite this case.

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  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2010-03-26· cited 72×
• Gerald Corder v. Antero Resources Corporation
  Fourth Circuit· 2023-01-05· cited 53×
• Perrine v. EI DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND CO.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2010-06-02· cited 17×
• Citynet, LLC v. Ray Toney
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2015-02-06· cited 13×
• Harrison-Wyatt, LLC v. Ratliff
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2004-03-05· cited 10×
• Flanagan v. Stalnaker
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2004-12-01· cited 9×
• Continental Resources of Illinois, Inc. v. Illinois Methane, LLC
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2006-04-10· cited 9×
• Cimarron Oil Corp. v. Howard Energy Corp.
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2009-07-24· cited 3×
• Poulos v. LBR Holdings, LLC
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2016-10-26· cited 3×
• Covol Fuels No. 4, LLC v. Pinnacle Mining Co.
  S.D. West Virginia· 2014-04-09· cited 2×
• Enervest Operating, LLC v. Sebastian Mining, LLC
  Eighth Circuit· 2012-04-27
• Cbc Holdings, LLC v. Dynatec Corp., USA
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2009-03-27
• Continental Resources of Illinois v. Illinois Methane, LLC.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2006-04-10
• K & D Holdings, LLC v. Equitrans, L.P.
  Fourth Circuit· 2016-02-08
• Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. John Robert Bonar and John & Werner Law Offices
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2018-02-14
• Ascent Resources - Marcellus, LLC v. Huffman
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2020-11-18
• Fair Oaks Homeowners Ass'n v. Country Club Investment and Development Co.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2004-07-01
• City of New Martinsville v. Public Service Commission
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2012-06-11
• Corder v. Antero Resources Corporation
  Fourth Circuit· 2023-01-05
• William Glover v. EQT Corporation
  Fourth Circuit· 2025-08-20

Cites

32 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Williams v. Precision Coil, Inc.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1995-03-24· cited 565×
• Carbon County v. Union Reserve Coal Co., Inc.
  Montana Supreme Court· 1995-06-27· cited 321×
• Public Citizen, Inc. v. First National Bank in Fairmont
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1996-12-05· cited 225×
• Cotiga Development Co. v. United Fuel Gas Co.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1962-12-11· cited 213×
• Watt v. Western Nuclear, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1983-06-06· cited 127×
• Berkeley County Public Service District v. Vitro Corp. of America
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1968-06-25· cited 124×
• Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 69 v. City of Fairmont
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1996-02-14· cited 95×
• Bettman v. Harness
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1896-11-25· cited 81×
• Phillips v. Fox
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1995-04-14· cited 78×
• Daugherty v. Ellis
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1956-12-18· cited 67×
• Oresta v. Romano Bros.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1952-12-16· cited 65×
• Amoco Production Co. v. Southern Ute Indian Tribe
  Supreme Court· 1999-05-24· cited 54×
• Tolliver v. Kroger Co.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1997-11-21· cited 52×
• United States Steel Corp. v. Hoge
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-12-22· cited 46×
• Moore v. Johnson Service Co.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1975-05-27· cited 38×
• Buffalo Mining Co. v. Martin
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1980-04-04· cited 33×
• Zirkle v. Zirkle
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1983-06-22· cited 32×
• Farmers & Merchants Bank of Keyser v. Farmers & Merchants Bank of Keyser
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1975-07-22· cited 29×
• Newman v. RAG Wyoming Land Co.
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 2002-09-06· cited 28×
• Thrift v. Estate of Hubbard
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-02-15· cited 27×