Murray v. BEJ Minerals, LLC’s Empirical Analysis
908 F.3d 437 · 2018
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1 state decisions
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Applies 16 U.S.C. § 470A · 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (Class Action Fairness Act of 2005)
Relies on Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Soderberg · Heinatz v. Allen · Mary J. Baker Revocable Trust v. Cenex Harvest States, Cooperatives, Inc. · Guatay Christian Fellowship v. County of San Diego · Amerisourcebergen Corp. v. Dialysist West, Inc.
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“Webster's 1437. Although it could be argued that dinosaur fossils are unlike oil, gas, coal, and other substances traditionally thought of as minerals because they are not used as fuel, neither are many of the other substances specifically listed in the Webster's definition, such as salt, sand, and gravel. In addition, as the Seversons point out, oil, gas, and coal all derive from the remains of plants and animals, 7 just like dinosaur fossils, and should not be treated any differently because they are valuable for a different reason. Second, there are other definitions of the word”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“: any of various naturally occurring homogeneous or apparently homogeneous and usually but not necessarily solid substances (as ore, coal, asbestos, asphalt, borax, clay, fuller's earth, pigments, precious stones, rock phosphate, salt, soapstone, sulfur, building stone, cement rock, peat, sand, gravel, slate, salts extracted from river, lake, and ocean waters, petroleum, water, natural gas, air, and gases extracted from the air) obtained for man's use usually from the ground[.] Webster's 1437. Similarly, Black's Law Dictionary provides one definition of mineral as including”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“within the meaning of the mineral deed. The Seversons now appeal. The district court had jurisdiction over this diversity action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (a)(1). 2 We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and for the reasons set forth below, we reverse the district court's order granting summary judgment for the Murrays, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. I. The facts of this case are largely undisputed. George Severson previously owned property used as a farm and ranch in Garfield County, Montana (”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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