JASON OIL COMPANY, LLC v. LITTLER

No. 118,387.

446 P.3d 1058 (2019)

JASON OIL COMPANY, LLC, Appellee, v. Frank E. LITTLER, et al., Defendants, (Debra Baldwin Burkhart, Susan Baldwin Manes, and James Baldwin), Appellants, and (F&E Littler, LLC, Janice Stull, Craig Stull, Jerilyn Ann Stull, and Michael Stull), Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed August 16, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Richeson , of Anderson & Byrd, LLP, of Ottawa, argued the cause, and Jeffrey A. Wilson , of the same firm, was with him on the briefs for appellants.

Kenneth L. Cole , of Woelk & Cole, of Russell, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellee Jason Oil Company, LLC.

Robert E. Bauer , of Bauer, Pike, Bauer & Wary, LLC, of Great Bend, argued the cause, and Kate M. Wary and Greg L. Bauer , of the same firm, were with him on the brief for appellees F&E Littler, LLC, Janice Stull, Craig Stull, Jerilyn Ann Stull, and Michael Stull.

David E. Pierce , of Topeka, was on the brief for amicus curiae Eastern Kansas Oil & Gas Association.

Joseph A. Schremmer and Charles C. Steincamp , of Depew Gillen Rathbun & McInteer, LC, of Wichita, Tyson Eisenhauer , of Johnston Eisenhauer Eisenhauer & Lynch, LLC, of Pratt, and Tyler K. Turner , of Jeter Law Firm, LLP, of Hays, were on the brief for amicus curiae Kansas Independent Oil & Gas Association.

Will B. Wohlford , Roger L. Theis , and Jonathan A. Schlatter , of Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, Chartered, of Wichita, were on the brief for amicus curiae Wichita Association of Petroleum Landmen.


This is a quiet title action involving the mineral interests in two tracts of real estate that were conveyed by deeds in which the grantor excepted the mineral interests for a "period of 20 years or as long thereafter" as minerals may be produced. The grantor's successors in interest (Grantor...

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