Antelope Production Co. v. Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children

Appellant, Antelope Production Company, brought a declaratory judgment action to determine whether a certain deed conveyed to defendant-appellee, Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, the right to execute oil and gas leases. The district court determined that the deed gave Shriners Hospital such a right; Antelope Production has appealed, claiming that the district court erred in so ruling. We affirm.

This case calls upon us to interpret language contained in a warranty deed to a tract of land in Kimball County, Nebraska, executed on September 27, 1965. Shriners Hospital is the successor in…