Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit May 21, 1979, No. 78-1151 (Justice v. Pennzoil Co.)

K. K. HALL, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs, owners of the surface rights to certain land situate in Lincoln County, West Virginia, brought suit in state court against defendant Pennzoil Company, the lessee of oil and gas rights in the land, alleging that Pennzoil had unreasonably and negligently damaged the surface incident to its drilling of several oil wells.