Nelson v. Lindvig

Summary

The court affirmed dismissal of both quiet-title actions because the petitioners lacked any ownership or other legally cognizable interest in the minerals and could not create title merely by claiming abandoned property. It affirmed attorney-fee awards to the Schmidts but reversed the awards to the Lindvigs because the record did not establish that the Lindvigs had interests affected by the claims. The fee awards to the Lindvigs were remanded for findings on their property interests and any fees incurred to protect them.