PELL, Senior Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to interpret the Indiana Dormant Mineral Interests Act, commonly known as the Mineral Lapse Act. Ind.Code §§ 32-5-11-1 through 32-5-11-8 (1976). Specifically, we must resolve whether a lease of a mineral interest qualifies as a "use" of that interest under the Act and whether the Act should apply to appellants. The district court resolved both questions in the negative and held that appellants' interest had...
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