Chief Justice Hecht delivered the opinion of the Court.
The issue we decide in this case is whether a devise of "all ... right, title and interest in and to Ranch `Las Piedras'" refers only to a surface estate by that name as understood by the testatrix and beneficiaries at the time the will was made or also includes the mineral estate. We conclude...
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