Stadler v. Gatchell

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 1325

Syllabus

overruling Gulfport's argument that it should not be required to pay the signing bonus and royalties corresponding to the Gatchell reservation trial court did not err in finding reservation was abandoned under the Dormant Mineral Act as Gulfport's production was not a savings event Gulfport was not the holder at the relevant time parties cited language saying signing bonus was payable per acre the lessor owns and payments can be withheld until any adverse claim of ownership is resolved Gulfport never argued the ownership must exist within 90 days of the execution of the lease cross-appellants are concerned the summary judgment as to Gulfport and the surface owner could be read as conflicting with the prior order enforcing settlement between the surface owner and cross-appellants, but these judgments must be together as there is no indication the court was reconsidering its judgment enforcing settlement (which included order to record the judgment).