Legal Notice
Notice, pursuant to ORC 5301.332, is hereby given to the following: Brown Petroleum, whose last known address is 1026 Cookson Avenue, New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663, Keith C. Ruffner, whose last known address is 3009 Oakridge Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44224, John C. Shannon, whose last known address is 3055 Kingston Circle, Silverlake, Ohio 44224, Richard Wissler, whose last known address is 35 Ingleside Dr., Hudson, Ohio 44236, Robert E. Hogg, whose last known address is 5353 Belmont Ave., Youngstown, Ohio 44505, and to their successors, heirs and assigns, who may hold an interest in a certain oil, gas and mineral lease described as follows (the “Lease”):
An Oil and Gas Lease from Edward E. and Charlene Ross, husband and wife and David N. and Wanda Ross, husband and wife, to Rowley & Brown Petroleum Corporation, consisting of 285.1 acres, dated December 31, 1979, filed for record January 2, 1980 and recorded in Volume 97, Page 833 of the Lease Records of Coshocton County, Ohio. The premises described as being situated in Sections 7 and 15, Township of Bedford, Coshocton County, Ohio, bounded on the North by lands of R. Stallions, J. Anderson, D. Jenkins, East by lands of Co. Rd. 53, M. Gordon, South by lands of M. Gordon, M. Barrick, B. Groves, and West by lands of E&D Roos (the “Leased Property”).
ETM Holdings, LLC, acquired a portion of the Leased Property by deed recorded at Official Records Volume 668, Page 136 of the Records of Coshocton County, Ohio.
The Lease has expired by its terms because neither oil nor gas or their constituents is being found on the Leased Property in paying quantities and the Leased Property is not being operated in the search for oil or gas.
Please be advised that because of the failure and breach of the Lease, ETM Holdings, LLC, the current fee simple owners of a portion of the Leased Property, intend to file for record an affidavit of forfeiture pursuant to ORC 5301.332 with the County Recorder of Holmes County, Ohio, if you do not release the Lease of record within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this Notice.
Daniel L. Mathie
Attorney at Law
138 E. Jackson Street
Millersburg, Ohio 44654
Phone: (330) 674-3055
Fax: (330) 674-4469
Attorney for ETM Holdings, LLC
4823-0051-4863, v. 1
(CCB: May 25’16 Brown Petroleum)
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