Judge:  Genuine Issues Remain In Fracking Mineral Dispute Regarding 1908 Tax Sale

Mealey's (April 23, 2020, 12:35 PM EDT) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — A federal judge in Pennsylvania on April 21 ruled that there are genuine disputes of material fact between the state and a trust that owns land as to which party owns the mineral rights that pertain to land situated above the Marcellus Shale play and, therefore, neither party is entitled to summary judgment.  The judge said due process had been satisfied and the issue to be determined is whether the subsurface estate was properly sold at a tax sale in 1908 (Pennsylvania, et al. v. Thomas E. Proctor Heirs Trust, et al., No. 12-1567, M.D. Pa.)....