Property Rights

A Win for Landowner Rights in the Colorado Supreme Court

May 7, 2024 | Firm News, Oil & Gas, Property Rights, Supreme Court

In a unanimous decision endorsing the position argued by Welborn counsel Joe Pierzchala and Sam Bacon, the Colorado Supreme Court held that landowners next to a road own the minerals under and through to the centerline of the road, unless the seller expressed a...

U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Consider Colorado Rancher’s Attempt to Bar Oil Drillers from Ranch

May 5, 2015 | Property Rights

On April 27, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiorari to review a Colorado rancher's attempt to prevent oil development and related access on his ranch. Petitioner Stull Ranches had requested that the high court review and reverse a 2014...

Property Rights

A Win for Landowner Rights in the Colorado Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Consider Colorado Rancher’s Attempt to Bar Oil Drillers from Ranch

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