Estate of Tawney Ex Rel. Goff v. Columbia Natural Resources, L.L.C.

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• holding that a party cannot deduct post-production costs unless the lease provides otherwise
• explaining that West Virginia’s constitution requires that “new points of law . . . be articulated through syllabus points”
• explaining that West Virginia’s constitution requires that “new points of law . . . be articulated through syllabus points”
• holding: (1) the “‘wellhead’-type language” is ambiguous and imprecise because it “does not indicate how or why what method the royalty is to be calculated;” and (2
• holding: (1) the “‘wellhead’-type language” is ambiguous and imprecise because it “does not indicate how or why what method the royalty is to be calculated;” and (2
• holding that leases which called for royalties based on gross proceeds “at the wellhead” were ambiguous, as the language “could be read to create an inherent conflict due to the fact that the lessees generally do not receive proceeds for the gas at the wellhead.”

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