Sutton v. Sutton

JIM HANNAH, Chief Justice.

[ [Appellants Ronald and Bonnie Sutton appeal a decision of the Scott County Circuit Court finding that a reservation in a warranty deed was ineffective to retain their title to mineral rights. Appellants assert that the circuit court erred in failing to decide that, based on their subjective intent in drafting the deed, they retained fifty percent of the mineral rights in the property. We disagree and affirm. Our jurisdiction is pursuant to Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 1 — 2(b)(4) and (5).

Appellants came to Arkansas from Wisconsin and purchased the property at issue…