Legal Opinion
Moore v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 17, 1989No. 1309 C.D. 1988PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BARRY, Judge.
Clarence W. Moore (Moore), petitioner, seeks our review of an order of the Board of Property which denied his claim of title to a mineral estate in an 18,780 acre tract situated in Lycoming County (described by warrants listed in Exhibits III, V and VI to the petition to the Board of Property). There is no dispute that the Commonwealth through the Department of Environmental Resources (DER) possesses title to the surface estate of the same tract. Moore, however, asserts that his possession and claim of title to the mineral estate is superior.
We hold that Moore possesses…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hallman v. TurnsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Greek v. WylieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
- Babcock Lumber Co. v. FaustSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
- Clark v. TrindleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1866
- Proctor v. Sagamore Big Game ClubDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1958
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Poffenberger v. GoldsteinCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
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- Moore v. Commonwealth, Department of Environmental ResourcesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP. v. DavidgeCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Game Commission v. Thomas E. Proctor Heirs TrustDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2021
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