Claugus Family Farm & Forests, L.P. v. Piatt

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 291

Syllabus

CIVIL – The residuary clause of a recorded will constitutes a recorded title transaction for the purposes of the Marketable Title Act, and prevents extinguishment of a pre-root royalty interest. The recorded will of a royalty interest owner using a different first name than the transaction creating her interest is a recorded title transaction, where the woman's identity can be confirmed through public records. The preservation of one fractional royalty interest does not preserve a separate and distinct fractional interest transferred to a different person albeit in the same sale of royalty.