Hardesty v. Harrison

LEMERT, J. .

So the principal question to be determined in this case is, who is entitled to the oil and gas rentals under this lease, the plaintiff or defendant ?

The main object in construing a deed is to ascertain the intention of the parties and especially that of the grantor, and it is well settled that deeds must be construed so as to effectuate, if possible, the intention of the parties, or of the grantor, unless inconsistent with settled rules or of some principle of law or in violation thereof or in violation of some rule of property, or there are expressions in the deed which…