In many ways, 1974 was a watershed year for the West Virginia Supreme Court. In November of that year, voters ratified the Judicial Reorganization Amendment--a sweeping, top-to-bottom revision of West Virginia’s judicial system that took effect on January 1, 1976...
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CNX Gas Co., LLC, et al. v. Mary Maxine Welch
By jmcgraw on Aug 1st, 2014In this case the Supreme Court will be asked to decide if the Circuit Court of Ritchie County (Judge Sweeney) improperly granted summary judgment to Ms. Welch and awarded partial rescission of an oil and gas lease held by CNX. The Court may also consider issues relating to the scope of Supreme Court mandates following remand as well as the duties of oil and gas operators to reasonably develop and drill leaseholds.