Shield v. Donald

CULVER, Justice.

Appellee’s motion for rehearing is granted.

The opinion heretofore rendered in this cause is withdrawn and the following substituted :

There is involved in this case the title to one-half of the minerals in 252 acres of land situated in Montague County, Texas.

The appellant, Elgean Shield, at the time the owner of the full fee simple title, conveyed in 1930 an undivided one-half mineral interest to Texas Standard Oil and Royalties, Inc., the deed being recorded in December of that year. Three years later, the appellant gave a deed of trust, in regular form, covering the 252 acre…