Barney purchased 40 acres of land from Fred.Unknown to both parties, under the surface of the land was a rich vein of gold ore that extended beneath neighboring land owned by Wilma.The gold ore is owned at least in part by:
A)Barney, Fred and Wilma.
B)Barney and Wilma.
C)Wilma and Fred.
D)None of the above.
23 According to the Supreme Court's opinion in United States v.Causby:
A()the U.S.has exclusive national sovereignty in the airspace over the country.
B()a landowner owns only that airspace in which he has a physical presence, such as a building.
C()Flights over a landowner's airspace are a "taking" no matter what the plane's altitude is.
D()the common law rule that ownership over airspace should extend to the periphery of the universe, was upheld as the appropriate rule of law.

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A landowner typically owns the minerals beneath their land, so Barney and Wilma would own the gold ore beneath their respective properties.  A  The U.S. has exclusive national sovereignty in the airspace over the country, as established in United States v. Causby.

Barney Purchased 40 Acres of Land from Fred