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HAMILTON v. NOBLE ENERGY, INC.

No. 09CA0236.

220 P.3d 1010 (2009)

Mark HAMILTON and Melvin Hamilton, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NOBLE ENERGY, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. IV.

September 17, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Hamilton, Pro Se.

Melvin Hamilton, Pro Se.

Holland & Hart LLP, Anthony J. Shaheen, Christopher A. Chrisman, Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellee.

Opinion by Chief Judge DAVIDSON.

This action concerns subsurface mineral interests, currently leased by defendant, Noble Energy, Inc., located in Weld County. The issue raised is whether a "Declaration of Land Patent," filed here by plaintiffs, Mark and Melvin Hamilton, can alter or affect ownership of those mineral interests. Although there is no reported case in Colorado, numerous jurisdictions have held that such a "land patent" is a legal nullity which has no...

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