Legal Opinion
Contos v. Herbst
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided January 26, 1979No. 47346PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Justice.
In 1969 the legislature enacted Minn.St. 93.52, which required every owner of a fee simple interest in minerals which interest is owned separately from the fee title to the surface of the property [hereinafter referred to as severed mineral interests] to file for record a verified statement describing that interest with the register of deeds or the register of titles in the county where the interest is located. Minn.St. 93.52, subd. 2. The purpose of this requirement, as stated by the legislature, was:
“ * * * [T]o identify and clarify the obscure and divided condition of…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Nebbia v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Calero-Toledo v. Pearson Yacht Leasing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Phillips v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
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3Cited by56 opinions
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- McGuire v. C & L RESTAURANT INC.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
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