Case Name: Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. v. Buell
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 2014-03-26
Citations: 138 Ohio St. 3d 1446
Docket Number: 2014-0067
Parties: Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. v. Buell.
Judges: 
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 138
Pages: 1446–1447

Head Matter:
2014-0067.
Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. v. Buell.

Opinion:
Certified Question of State Law, United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, No. 2.T2-CV-916. On review of preliminary memorandum pursuant to S.Ct.Prac.R. 9.01. The court will answer the following questions:
(1) Is the recorded lease of a severed subsurface mineral estate a title transaction under the [Ohio Dormant Mineral Act ("ODMA"), R.C. 5301.56(5)(3)(a)]?
(2) Is the expiration of a recorded lease and the reversion of the rights granted under that lease a title transaction that restarts the twenty-year forfeiture clock under the ODMA at the time of the reversion?