Does the centerline presumption apply to mineral interests underneath statutorily dedicated roads in Colorado?
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Welborn Sullivan Meck & Tooley, P.C.
1125 17th Street, Suite 2200
Denver, CO 80202
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"Does the centerline presumption apply to mineral interests underneath statutorily dedicated roads in Colorado?"
With increasing oil and gas development in suburban areas questions arise more often about ownership of the minerals underneath streets and roads. Appellate courts in Colorado have not directly addressed how the centerline presumption applies to mineral interests. While the Wyoming case of Town of Moorcroft v. Lang, 779 P.2d 1180 (Wyo. 1989) addresses the issue and might be persuasive in Colorado, the narrow majority opinion therein seems contrary to the general centerline presumption case law in Colorado. Join us for a discussion of whether Colorado likely will (or should) apply its prior general centerline case law to mineral interests to hold that the owners of the neighboring lots own the minerals to the centerline of the road, or whether Colorado should instead follow the reasoning of the majority opinion in Town of Moorcroft that differentiates mineral interests to hold that the minerals underneath roads belong
to the dedicator unless there is a separate conveyance thereof.
Speakers:
Jens Jensen
Kate Mailliard
Submitted for one (1) general credit