Dodd v. Croskey

{¶ 1} In this appeal, we address important aspects of Ohio’s Dormant Mineral Act and its effect on the interaction between the rights of the owner of the surface lands and the rights of the holder of an interest in the minerals beneath the surface. Specifically, we resolve the question whether a mineral-interest holder’s claim to preserve a mineral interest from being deemed abandoned in accordance with R.C. 5301.56(H)(1)(a) is sufficient to preserve that interest if the claim was filed after notice of the surface owner’s intent to declare the mineral interest abandoned and outside the…