Maley, J. v. Shell Western Exploration (memorandum)
Detwiler, a forensic document specialist, testified that Nichols’ signatures on checks and documents related to two loans against his life insurance policies were fraudulent. “They’re definitively not genuine,” Detwiler told the court...
Appeal from the Judgment Entered May 4, 2017 In the Court of Common Pleas of Tioga County Civil Division at No(s): 352-CV-2012BEFORE: STABILE, J., NICHOLS, J., and PLATT, J.*MEMORANDUM BY NICHOLS, J.:FILED DECEMBER 18, 2018 Appellants John C. Maley, Anneliese Maley, and John J. Maley (collectively, Maleys), appeal from the judgment entered in favor of Appellees Shell Western Exploration and Production, LP, and EastResources, Inc.(collectively, Shell),and against defendant Grady Austin. The Maleys raise several issues regarding the authentication and admission of photocopied documents purporting to grant Shell rights to oil and gas from the Maleys’ property, jury instructions, and an alleged request to have the trial court strike the deed at issue.