Taylor v. Crosby (Slip Opinion) , 2016 Ohio 5820 ( 2016 )

[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as
Taylor v. Crosby, Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-5820.]
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SLIP OPINION NO. 2016-OHIO-5820TAYLOR ET AL., APPELLEES, v. CROSBY ET AL., APPELLANTS.
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it
may be cited as Taylor v. Crosby, Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-5820.]
Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed on the authority of Corban v. Chesapeake
Exploration, L.L.C., and Walker v. Shondrick-Nau, and cause remanded to
trial court for determination regarding compliance with 2006 version of
Dormant Mineral Act.
(No. 2014-1886—Submitted August 31, 2016—Decided September 15, 2016.)
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Belmont County,
No. 13 BE 32, 2014-Ohio-4433.
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{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on the authority of
Corban v. Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., ___ Ohio St.3d ___, 2016-Ohio-5796,
___ N.E.3d ___, and Walker v. Shondrick-Nau, ___ Ohio St.3d ___, 2016-Ohio-
5793, ___ N.E.3d ___, and the cause is remanded to the trial court for a
SUPREME COURT OF OHIO
determination regarding compliance with the 2006 version of the Dormant Mineral
Act.
O’CONNOR, C.J., and O’DONNELL, LANZINGER, KENNEDY, and FRENCH, JJ.,
concur.
PFEIFER, and O’NEILL, JJ., dissent.
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Frizzi Law Offices and Daniel L. Frizzi Jr., for appellees Benjamin F.
Taylor and Donald F. Taylor.
Jividen Law Offices, P.L.L.C., David A. Jividen, and Chad C. Groome, for
appellee Mary Lou Hutchins.
Myser & Davies, Richard A. Myser, and Adam L. Myser, for appellants.
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