NICKELSON v. BELL

No. 114,507.

382 P.3d 471 (2016)

Ronald NICKELSON and Betty Nickelson, Appellants, v. Alice Olive BELL, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed September 16, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tony A. Potter , of Potter Law Office, P.A., of Hill City, for appellants.

Jill A. Elliott , of Elliott Law Office, P.A., of Hill City, for appellees.

Before Arnold-Burger, P.J., McAnany and Gardner, JJ.


Generally, any interest in mineral rights will lapse and revert to the surface owner of the property if it remains unused for 20 years. K.S.A. 55-1602. The owner of an unused mineral interest may prevent the lapse by filing a claim as set out in K.S.A. 55-1604. When surface landowners Ronald and Betty Nickelson (Nickelsons) sought...

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