TOLAS OIL & GAS v. BACH SERVICES

No. 359090.

14 N.W.3d 472 (2023)

347 Mich. App. 280

TOLAS OIL & GAS EXPLORATION CO., Petro J. Tolas, George J. Tolas, John A. Eritano, Peter S. Wiles, Douglas Darnell, William Werner, Sandy T. Wiles, Paul Frank Patrick, Robert Werner, and Tolas Brothers, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. BACH SERVICES & MANUFACTURING, LLC, Bach Oilfield Services, LLC, R Cubed, LLC, Robin Bach, Rick Bach, Bach Energy Systems, LLC, Dan Verwey, Andy Verwey, David Verwey, and D&J Exploration, LLC, Defendants-Cross-Appellees, and Kenneth D. Russell, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, and David Bieganowski, Defendant-Cross-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided June 15, 2023, 9:00 a.m.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan Falk, PC, Okemos (by Allan Falk) for plaintiffs.

Hubbell Law Office, PC, Traverse City (by Daniel A. Hubbell) for Bach Services & Manufacturing, LLC; Bach Oilfield Services, LLC; Robin Bach; Rick Bach; Bach Energy Systems, LLC; Dan Verwey; and Andy Verwey.

David Verwey in propria persona.

Speaker Law Firm, PLLC (by Liisa R. Speaker, Kalamazoo and Jennifer M. Alberts) for Kenneth D. Russell.

Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, Grand Rapids (by Jonathan B. Koch and Kristen E. Guinn) for David Bieganowski.

Before: Markey, P.J., and Murray and Feeney, JJ.


This appeal arises from a bitter battle between the owners of interests in an agreement to operate an oil well in Eaton County, Michigan. Plaintiffs-appellees/cross-appellants Petro J. Tolas and George J. Tolas, along with their related entities, plaintiffs-appellees/cross-appellants Tolas Oil & Gas Exploration Co. and Tolas Brothers, Inc...

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