Surface vs. mineral: a collision of legal rights.(Special Report)

Arkansas Business | August 27, 2007| | Copyright

The legal conflicts that sometimes pit surface and mineral owners against one another derive from ancient rules known as "real property" law. Arkansas' real property law comes from the English Common Law and can be traced back at least to the 13th century.

Unlike citizens in some other nations, we Americans value our legal right to own real property. Indeed, under our system, different real property interests in the same piece of land may be owned by different people. Consider the simple example of my home. I own the place, but not entirely. Out front is a public ...

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