Category: Hoyt Royalty News
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2015 Student Award
Texas A&M Journal of Property Law 2015 Student Award Congratulations to Widener University student Marc Propokchac for receiving this honor for writing his article, “Renewing Respect for Record Notice: Cleaning Up the Pennsylvania Title Wash.” The article can be found Here
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Herder Spring Hunting Club v. Keller Update 2
BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE TRUSTEES OF THE THOMAS E. PROCTOR HEIRS TRUST; TRUSTEES OF THE MARGARET O.F. PROCTOR TRUST; HOYT ROYALTY, LLC; AND THORNE HERITAGE RESOURCES, LLC Brief Amici Curiae, including Hoyt Royalty, LLC
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Herder Spring Hunting Club v. Keller Update
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has granted the Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. The Opinion can be found here. PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 27th day of January, 2015, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues are: (1) By failing to strictly construe [72 P.S. §…
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Marcellus Shale Gas Boom Sparks Land Disputes
… the descendants of the leather-trust families say it was wrong to confiscate their mineral rights because the surface property’s owners had failed to pay their taxes. They say there was no tax owed on the minerals themselves.
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Herder v Keller Reaction
Herder v Keller Reaction Please click on the link above to see reaction on Herder v Keller from the Steptoe-Johnson blog.
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Debunking The Myths Surrounding Natural Gas Title Washing
Debunking The Myths Surrounding Natural Gas Title Washing How can one’s title be divested if natural gas was not and cannot be the subject of a proper real estate tax assessment? With the ever-growing potential that Pennsylvania will play a significant role in the United States’ production of natural gas in the 21st Century, more…