DILS COMPANY v. GARRETT

No. 3422.

294 S.W.2d 730 (1956)

DILS COMPANY, Appellant, v. Mattie GARRETT et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco.

Rehearing Denied November 8, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bracewell, Tunks, Reynolds & Patterson, Houston, for appellant.

Dawson & Dawson, Corsicana, for appellees.


McDONALD, Chief Justice.

This case involves the construction of a mineral deed dated 7 December 1921, to determine the interest acquired by the grantee. Prior to 30 December 1920 plaintiffs' predecessors were owners in fee simple of the 151 acre tract of land in Navarro County involved in this case. On 30 December 1920 plaintiffs' predecessors executed an oil and gas lease in the usual form to one Humphreys, which provided that he receive

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