U.S. Bank Ass'n v. Koenig

KAPSNER, Justice.

[¶ 1] U.S. Bank, as Trustee of the Washburn Trust No. 1, appeals from a summary judgment quieting title to the coal under a quarter section of land to Donald Koenig, Robert Koenig, James Koenig, Eilene Doble, and Joy Person (“Koenigs”). We construe a 1906 warranty deed conveying the land from U.S. Bank’s predecessor in interest to the Koe-nigs’ predecessor in interest to reserve the coal to U.S. Bank’s predecessor. We reverse and remand for entry of judgment consistent with this opinion.

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[¶ 2] In a 1906 warranty deed, William and Lizzie Washburn, U.S. Bank’s predecessors in…