Legal Opinion
Short v. Texaco, Inc.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 23, 1980No. 179S23 and 1278S303PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeBRULER, Justice.
The trial court declared Ind.Code §§ 32-5-11-1 through 32-5-11-8, the Mineral Lapse Act, unconstitutional. The Act puts an end to interests in coal, oil, gas or other minerals which have not been used for twenty years. The “use” of a mineral interest which continues it in force includes actual production, payment of rents, royalties or taxes, or the filing of a claim in the dormant mineral interest record in the recorder’s office. It granted owners of mineral interests a two year period of grace after its effective date in which to file the claim and preserve the interest.…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Bell v. BursonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- City of New Orleans v. DukesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Chase Securities Corp. v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by58 opinions
- Texaco, Inc. v. ShortSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Dague v. Piper Aircraft Corp.Indiana Supreme Court · 1981
- Martin v. RicheyIndiana Supreme Court · 1999
- Alicea v. Córdova IturreguiSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1986
- Rohrabaugh Ex Rel. Cross v. WagonerIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
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