Legal Opinion
McCormick v. Union Pacific Resources Co.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 14, 2000No. 99SC243PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hobbs
The question we answer in this case is whether Colorado follows the majority rule that a deed reservation for "other minerals" reserves oil and gas. We conclude that it does. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals. See McCormick v. Union Pac. R.R. Co., 983 P.2d 84 (Colo.App.1999).
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In this quiet title action filed in 1994, Plaintiffs ("Landowners") and Defendant, Union Pacific Resources Company ("UPRC"), are successors in interest to deeds executed between 1906 and 1909 involving grants of defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company ("Railroad"). The five *348properties at issue…
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