Medina Interests, Ltd v. William Paul Trial

OPINION

Opinion by:

Sandee Bryan Marion, Chief Justice

In this appeal, we must construe a 1949 deed to determine whether the six grantors reserved unto themselves an undivided interest in a fixed royalty or a floating royalty. The parties filed competing motions for summary judgment on this issue. The trial court denied appellant’s motion for summary judgment, and granted appel-lees’ motion for summary judgment stating the grantees each received a floating royalty interest. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

The underlying facts are not disputed. Annie Trial, and her eight children owned the entire surface and…