Louisiana § RS 31:178 - When land burdened by mineral right may be judicially partitioned in kind
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§ RS 31:178. When land burdened by mineral right may be judicially partitioned in kind
If land burdened by a mineral right or rights created by fewer than all of the co-owners of the land is judicially partitioned, a partition in kind may not be ordered unless it can be accomplished in such fashion that the allocation of tracts to the co-owners assures that both surface and mineral values of each tract are in the same proportion to the total value of the surface and the mineral rights respectively as each co-owner's interest bears to the whole of the surface and mineral rights respectively and that partition in kind will not significantly impair the ability of any owner subject to the partition to develop the minerals on his own tract.
Acts 1974, No. 50, §178, eff. Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 780, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 31:178 ("When land burdened by mineral right may be judicially partitioned in kind") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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