North-East Coal Company v. Hayes

Opinion op the Court by

Hobson, Commissioner—

Reversing.

On November 1,1902, W. W. Stafford, etc., conveyed a boundary of land they owned in Johnson county to another, under whom appellees, Arch Hayes and Louisa Hayes, claim. The deed contained this clause:

“There is reserved in this deed of conveyance all the coals, minerals and mineral products, all the oils and greases, all the salt mineral and ©alt waters, fire and potter clay, all iron and iron ores, all the stone and such of the standing timber as may be necessary for actual mining purposes only, and the the exclusive rights of way for any…