Douglass v. Mounce

This action was brought by the defend- • ant in error, plaintiff below, R. J. Mounce. After trial and while this appeal was pending; the plaintiff died and the action has been revived in the name of the administrator of his 'estate. In his petition, the plaintiff joined as defendants every one appearing in the chain of title and, after stating his ownership of the surface and an undivided 3/8ths of the minerals under the property, asked the court to quiet his title and determine the ownership of the -remainder of the outstanding mineral interest.

Briefly, the facts are as follows: While…