Haddad v. Boon

ELLIS, Chief Justice.

In this appeal of a summary judgment case, the basic question involves the plaintiff’s right to recover a fractional non-participating royalty interest reserved when a remote grantor conveyed the property in question. The grant, however, did not except a prior outstanding royalty interest. Fred Haddad, plaintiff-appellant, challenges the judgment rendered and contends that he is entitled to recover a certain ½2 non-participating royalty interest reserved by Virgil R. (Pete) Boon, defendant-appel-lee, because Boon’s warranty deed purported to convey more mineral rights…