East Tennessee Natural Gas Company v. John F. Sage; Linda K. Sage

PUBLISHED
Filed: May 14, 2004
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
JOHN F. SAGE; LINDA K. SAGE,
Defendants-Appellants, No. 03-1708
 (CA-02-107-4)and
1.20 ACRES IN WYTHE COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; MARY CASEL,
Commissioner of Revenue; JOHN
DOE, et al.; UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 
 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
MARGARET CLANTON,
Defendant-Appellant, No. 03-1709
 CA-02-114-4and
.28 ACRES IN HENRY COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; LUCY CLARK,
Commissioner of Revenue; JOHN
DOE, et al.; UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 

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 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
SCOTT A. FONTAINE; LILLIE M.
FONTAINE, No. 03-1710
Defendants-Appellants,  CA-02-120-4
and
2.09 ACRES IN HENRY COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; LUCY CLARK,
Commissioner of Revenue; JOHN
DOE, et al.; UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 
 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
ALVA HOLLAND,
Defendant-Appellant, No. 03-1711
 CA-02-123-4and
.54 ACRES IN HENRY COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; JANET M. HOLLAND; LUCY
CLARK, Commissioner of Revenue;
JOHN DOE, et al.; UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 
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 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
MAYNARD R. JOYCE,
Defendant-Appellant, No. 03-1712
 CA-02-125-4and
2.26 ACRES IN CARROLL COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; JANE A. HARRISON, County
Assessor; JOHN DOE, et al.;
UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 
 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
ERVIN L. FRAZIER, JR.,
Defendant-Appellant, No. 03-1713
 CA-02-126-4and
1.02 ACRES IN CARROLL COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; JANE A. HARRISON, County
Assessor; JOHN DOE, et al.;
UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 
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 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
BARBARA G. VASS; DOSSIE G.V.
HALL, a/k/a Dossie Shockley Vass, No. 03-1714
Defendants-Appellants,  CA-02-128-4
and
1.59 ACRES IN CARROLL COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; JANE A. HARRISON, County
Assessor; JOHN DOE; UNKNOWN
OWNERS,
Defendants. 
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 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
LAYTON RUSSELL HANCOCK; JOHN
WENDELL HANCOCK; SONIA LUCILLE
EASTER; UNA FAYE SAUNDERS;
WAYNE DWIGHT HANCOCK; HEIRS OF
ROYAL EARLY HANCOCK,
Defendants-Appellants, No. 03-1715
 and CA-02-129-4
2.57 ACRES IN CARROLL COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; JOHN DOE, et al.;
UNKNOWN OWNERS; JOSEPHINE H.
POWERS; RUDOLPH HANCOCK; ALENE
SUMNER; JAMES F. HANCOCK;
TALFORD CLAY HANCOCK; THOMAS
KENNETH HANCOCK; AVERETTE EARLY
HANCOCK; JANE A. HARRISON,
County Assessor,
Defendants. 
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 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
H. WADE BAKER; LOLA W. BAKER,
Defendants-Appellants, No. 03-1716
 (CA-02-132-4) and
1.91 ACRES IN CARROLL COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; JOHN DOE, et al.;
UNKNOWN OWNERS; JANE A.
HARRISON, County Assessor,
Defendants. 
 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
GREGORY L. SEIBERT, No. 03-1717
Defendant-Appellant,  (CA-02-133-4)
and
.45 ACRES IN CARROLL COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; JANE A. HARRISON; JOHN
DOE, et al.; UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 
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 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
ROBIN MARIE SEIBERT; GREGORY L.
SEIBERT, No. 03-1718
Defendants-Appellants,  (CA-02-134-4)
and
.61 ACRES IN CARROLL COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; JANE A. HARRISON, County
Assessor; JOHN DOE, et al.;
UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 
 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
HELEN E. MELTON; CHARLOTTE A.
EDWARDS, No. 03-1719
Defendants-Appellants,  (CA-02-135-4)
and
JANE A. HARRISON, County Assessor;
JOHN DOE, et al.; UNKNOWN OWNERS;
4.76 ACRES IN CARROLL COUNTY,
VIRGINIA,
Defendants. 
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 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
RALPH D. HOWELL; MABEL FULCHER,
Defendants-Appellants, No. 03-1720
 (CA-02-138-4)and
ROSE C. HOWELL; JOHN DOE, et al.;
C. JERRY LOVE, Commissioner of
Revenue; UNKNOWN OWNERS; 3.18
ACRES IN PATRICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA,
Defendants. 
 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
MELVIN A. THOMAS,
Defendant-Appellant, No. 03-1721
 (CA-02-140-4)and
1.40 ACRES IN PATRICK COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; JOHN DOE, et al.; C. JERRY
LOVE, Commissioner of Revenue;
UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 
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 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
JOHN M. LEWIS; CORNELIA A. LEWIS,
Defendants-Appellants, No. 03-1722
 (CA-02-142-4)and
C. JERRY LOVE, Commissioner of
Revenue; JOHN DOE, et al.;
UNKNOWN OWNERS; .37 ACRES IN
PATRICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA,
Defendants. 
 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
EARL R. POTTER; JOAN A. POTTER,
Defendants-Appellants, No. 03-1723
 (CA-02-145-4)and
C. JERRY LOVE, Commissioner of
Revenue; JOHN DOE, et al.;
UNKNOWN OWNERS; .60 ACRES IN
PATRICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA,
Defendants. 
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 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
JERRY S. THOMAS; BETTY B. THOMAS,
Defendants-Appellants, No. 03-1724
 (CA-02-146-4)and
3.04 ACRES IN PATRICK COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; JOHN DOE, et al.;
UNKNOWN OWNERS; C. JERRY LOVE,
Commissioner of Revenue,
Defendants. 
 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
NANCY U. STANLEY,
Defendant-Appellant, No. 03-1725
 (CA-02-150-4)and
3.62 ACRES IN PATRICK COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; C. JERRY LOVE,
Commissioner of Revenue; JOHN
DOE, et al.; UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 
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 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
OTRA MARTIN; EDNA LOU MARTIN
SMART; ELLEN M. FULCHER; HARVEY
GLENN FULCHER, No. 03-1726
Defendants-Appellants, (CA-02-153-4)
and
3.81 ACRES IN PATRICK COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; C. JERRY LOVE,
Commissioner of Revenue; JOHN
DOE, et al.; UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 
 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
ROBERT E. MEADOWS; MARION C.
MEADOWS, No. 03-1727
Defendants-Appellants,  (CA-02-155-4)
and
.94 ACRES IN PATRICK COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; C. JERRY LOVE,
Commissioner of Revenue; JOHN
DOE, et al.; UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 
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 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
WILLIAM TROY STRICKLAND; SUSAN
M. STRICKLAND, No. 03-1728
Defendants-Appellants,  (CA-02-160-4)
and
1.13 ACRES IN PATRICK COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; C. JERRY LOVE,
Commissioner of Revenue; JOHN
DOE, et al.; UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 
 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
JAMES A. KEESEE; JOANNE RICHMOND
KEESEE, No. 03-1729
Defendants-Appellants,  (CA-02-168-4)
and
1.58 ACRES IN PATRICK COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; C. JERRY LOVE,
Commissioner of Revenue; JOHN
DOE, et al.; UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 
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 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
THOMAS C. WILLIAMS, JR.; JEANNIE
B. WILLIAMS, No. 03-1730
Defendants-Appellants,  (CA-02-185-4)
and
3.27 ACRES IN WYTHE COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; MARY CASEL,
Commissioner of Revenue; JOHN
DOE, et al.; UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 
 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
ANISSA J. BRADY, a/k/a Anissa
Holland, No. 03-1731
Defendant-Appellant,  (CA-02-197-4)
and
.65 ACRES IN CARROLL COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; JANE A. HARRISON, County
Assessor; JOHN DOE, et al.;
UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 
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 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
CHARLES K. WEBB; LENA WEBB,
Defendants-Appellants, No. 03-1732
 (CA-02-198-4)and
.64 ACRES IN CARROLL COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; JANE A. HARRISON, County
Assessor; JOHN DOE, et al.;
UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 
 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
CALVIN HUGH WEBB; LINVOL OSCAR
WEBB; WENDELL WAYNE WEBB, No. 03-1733
Defendants-Appellants,  (CA-02-202-4)
and
3.38 ACRES IN CARROLL COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; JOHN DOE, et al.; JANE A.
HARRISON, County Assessor;
UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 
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 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
ALVA JACKSON HORTON; HEATH
WEBB, No. 03-1734
Defendants-Appellants,  (CA-02-203-4)
and
1.60 ACRES IN CARROLL COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; JANE A. HARRISON, County
Assessor; JOHN DOE, et al.;
UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 
 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
GEORGE LEWIS WEBB; EDWARD PAUL
WEBB; ROGER LEE WEBB; JOEL RAY
WEBB, No. 03-1735
Defendants-Appellants, (CA-02-208-4)
and
.30 ACRES IN CARROLL COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; JANE A. HARRISON, County
Assessor; JOHN DOE, et al.;
UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 
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 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
DOROTHEA W. BRYANT,
Defendant-Appellant, No. 03-1736
 (CA-02-211-4)and
1.23 ACRES IN CARROLL COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; JANE A. HARRISON, County
Assessor; JOHN DOE, et al.;
UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 
 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
CLYDE HOLLAND; SHIRLEY HOLLAND,
Defendants-Appellants, No. 03-1737
 (CA-02-212-4)and
5.2 ACRES IN HENRY COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; LUCY CLARK,
Commissioner of Revenue; JOHN
DOE, et al.; UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 
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 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
L. J. RECTOR; CHARIS JEAN RECTOR;
JOHNNY J. RECTOR; JOE RECTOR, No. 03-1738
Defendants-Appellants,  (CA-02-216-4)
and
3.98 ACRES IN SMYTH COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; RICHARD WALKER,
Commissioner of Revenue; JOHN
DOE, et al.; UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 
 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
FRED TOLLEY; GUIDA TOLLEY,
Defendants-Appellants, No. 03-1739
 (CA-02-218-4)and
4.0 ACRES IN WYTHE COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; MARY CASEL,
Commissioner of Revenue; JOHN
DOE, et al.; UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 
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 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
JAMES FOGELSONG; GLEN STUART
FOGELSONG, No. 03-1740
Defendants-Appellants,  (CA-02-221-4)
and
2.64 ACRES IN WYTHE COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; MARY CASEL,
Commissioner of Revenue; JOHN
DOE, et al.; UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 
 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
WEAVER ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED,
Defendant-Appellant, No. 03-1741
 (CA-02-182-4)and
11.42 ACRES IN WYTHE COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; MARY CASEL,
Commissioner of Revenue; JOHN
DOE, et al.; UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 
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 EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
RONNIE LYNN GOFORTH; SUSAN D.
GOFORTH; 3.51 ACRES/WYTHE No. 03-1797
COUNTY,  (CA-02-215-4)
Defendants-Appellants,
and
MARY CASEL, Commissioner of
Revenue; JOHN DOE, et al.;
UNKNOWN OWNERS,
Defendants. 
On Petition for Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc
Appellants filed petitions for rehearing and rehearing en banc.
The Panel voted to deny rehearing.
A member of the Court requested a poll on the petition for rehear-
ing en banc. The poll failed to produce a majority of the judges in
active service in favor of rehearing en banc. Judge Widener voted to
rehear the case en banc, and Judges Niemeyer, Luttig, Michael, Motz,
Traxler, Gregory, Shedd and Duncan voted against rehearing en banc.
Chief Judge Wilkins and Judges Wilkinson, Williams and King are
disqualified.
The Court denies the petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc.
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Entered at the direction of Judge Michael for the Court.
For the Court,
/s/ Patricia S. Connor
Clerk
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