Tennessee § 66-5-102 - Mineral estates in coal.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 66-5-102 — Mineral estates in coal., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-5-102. Mineral estates in coal.
In any instrument heretofore or hereafter executed purporting to sever the surface and mineral estates which does not describe the manner or method of mineral extraction in express and specific terms, it shall be presumed that the intention of the parties to the instrument was that the minerals be extracted only in the principal manner and method of mineral extraction prevailing in this state at the time the instrument was executed. This section is not intended to exclude evidence that would otherwise be admissible to show the intentions of the parties. This section shall only apply to mineral estates in coal. Acts 1977, ch. 164, §§ 3, 4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-511. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 18 Tenn. Juris., Mines and Minerals, § 14. Law Reviews. Essay: Lawyering, Power, and Reform: The Legal Campaign to Abolish the Broad Form Mineral Deed (Dean Hill Rivkin), 66 Tenn. L. Rev. 467 (1999). Legislative Clarification of the Correlative Rights of Surface and Mineral Owners (J. Stephen Dycus), 33 Vand. L. Rev. 871 (1980).
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Section 66-5-102 ("Mineral estates in coal.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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