319.101 Mineral rights in lands owned in undivided interest; right of majority to develop. Sec. 1. Whenever lands, or oil and gas, or oil and gas mineral rights in lands in this state are owned by tenants in common, joint owners, cotenants or coparceners, whether such title is derived by purchase, devise or descent, or […]
319.102 Gas and oil mining rights; definitions. Sec. 2. Definitions. The following words and terms as used in this act shall each have the meaning ascribed to them in this section. (a) “Person” means any natural person, corporation, association, partnership, receiver, trustee, judiciary or common law trust, guardian, executor, administrator or fiduciary of any kind. […]
319.103 Procedure; bill of complaint in circuit court in chancery. Sec. 3. The owners of such majority in interest desiring to lease said lands or their oil and gas mineral rights therein for oil and gas purposes, or desiring to explore, drill, develop or operate said lands for oil and gas and to remove oil […]
319.104 Fiduciaries; right to prosecute and defend suits; parties. Sec. 4. Executors, administrators and administrators with will annexed, receivers and trustees, may institute or defend such suits on behalf of their respective estates and trusts and the heirs, devisees, legatees, successors and assigns thereof. Infants and persons under legal disability may institute or defend suits […]
319.105 Service of process upon defendants; manner. Sec. 5. Known defendants shall be summoned or notified in the same manner as is provided for the summoning of known defendants in a suit in chancery to quiet title to real estate. Unknown defendants shall be summoned or notified in the same manner as is provided for […]
319.106 Interplea; appearance by interested persons. Sec. 6. Any person claiming to be interested in such lands may appear during the pendency of such suit and answer the bill of complaint and assert his rights by way of interplea. The court shall determine the rights of any person so appearing the same as though such […]
319.107 Quieting of titles. Sec. 7. In all suits under this act, the court may investigate and determine all questions of conflicting or controverted titles, remove clouds therefrom, and quiet, establish and confirm the titles to such lands. History: 1941, Act 178, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942 ;– CL 1948, 319.107
319.108 Decree to be granted if requested by majority in interest; ty interest holders, option to join in development, procedure; bond. Sec. 8. If the court shall find that the material averments of the bill of complaint are true, and that the plaintiffs do in fact own a majority in interest of such lands, or […]
319.109 Lessees under oil or gas lease; right to maintain or defend processings. Sec. 9. In case a person or persons, holding a majority in interest in such lands, has or have executed an oil and gas lease or leases to any person, firm or corporation, such lessee or lessees may institute and maintain or […]
319.110 Judicature act; provisions applicable. Sec. 10. The provisions of Act No. 314 of the Public Acts of 1915, including the provisions for appeal, and all existing and future amendments to said act, and the applicable supreme court rules now or hereafter adopted shall apply to all proceedings hereunder, except as otherwise provided in this […]
