In an article that appears in The Legal Intelligencer, the authors discuss the significant impact that will result from a successful PA Supreme Court appeal of the lower court decisions surrounding Shedden v. Anadarko E & P Co., L.P., 88 A.3d 228 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2014).
The Court's decision will have far-reaching
implications for the constantly evolving relationship between
landowners and oil/gas producers in the Commonwealth. The legal
issues before the Supreme Court include the enforceability and
effect of Mother Hubbard Clauses and the doctrine of estoppel by
deed. This appeal has the potential to not only change more than
100 years of settled law, but to disrupt the long-standing paradigm
of using Mother Hubbard Clauses in oil and gas leases to address
the very issues now before the Supreme Court.
The full text of the article can be found here.
This article is presented for informational purposes only and is not intended to constitute legal advice.
