Legal Opinion
Benton v. US Manganese Corporation
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided July 1, 1958No. 5-1561PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ed. F. McFaddin, Associate Justice.
This appeal poses the problem of determining the rights, duties, and liabilities of the owners of the mineral estate as related to the owner of the surface estate. It also requires consideration of the wording in the instrument which separated the full fee estate into the two estates of mineral and surface.
Two tracts of land are involved and each has a separate line of title. In Tract No. (NW>4 SE14 Sec. 3) tlie mineral and surface title were separated by an instrument in 1853 and liave never been merged. But no mining lias been done on Tract No. 1 and it is…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Noonan v. PardeeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
- Buchanan v. WatsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1956
- West Pratt Coal Co. v. DormanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
- Williams v. HaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1888
- Carson v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., ThompsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1948
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by4 opinions
- Phipps v. LeftwichSupreme Court of Virginia · 1976
- Martin v. Kentucky Oak Mining CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
- Martin v. Kentucky Oak Mining CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
- Opinion No., Arkansas Attorney General Reports1990