Legal Opinion
Texaco, Inc. v. Short
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 12, 1982No. 80-965PublishedCited by 523 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
In 1971 the Indiana Legislature enacted a statute providing that a severed mineral interest that is not used for a period of 20 years automatically lapses and reverts to the current surface owner of the property, unless the mineral owner files a statement of claim in the local county recorder’s office.1 The Indiana Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of the statute. - Ind. - , 406 N. E. 2d 625 (1980). We noted probable jurisdiction, 450 U. S. 993, and now affirm.
As the Indiana Supreme Court explained, the Mineral Lapse Act “puts an end to interests in coal, oil, gas or…
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