Citizens' Investment Co. v. Armer

Hart, C. J.,

(after stating the facts). The correct-

ness of the decree of the chancery court depends upon the construction to be placed upon that part‘of the deed from Alex Armer and his wife to Claude Armer which is copied in onr statement of facts and which need not be repeated here. That mineral deed was executed on the 23d day of June, 1922. At that time there was a mineral lease on the land in favor of Fred Mellor which had been executed by Alex Armer and his wife on the 17th day of June, 1922. By the terms of that lease it was to run for five years from the date thereof, or as long as…