Vang v. Mount

Peterson, Justice.

Plaintiffs, Hilman M. Vang and Genevieve S. Vang, own land in Olmsted County subject to a mineral rights reservation in favor of prior owners. Having received an offer to purchase the land, plaintiffs brought the present action to obtain a declaratory judgment that sand, gravel, and limestone were not subject to the reservation. After several named and unnamed defendants answered, plaintiffs moved for summary judgment. The trial court granted the motion and entered a judgment holding that limestone was not included within the reserved mineral rights.

In appealing from the…