Witt v. Graves

Tom Glaze, Justice.

The appellants filed a petition to quiet

title in 80 acres in Logan County.1 In response, the appellees filed a counterclaim asserting only a claim of ownership of the mineral rights under this property. The chancellor found that the appellants had established ownership by adverse possession of the surface rights of the 80 acres, but held the appellees owned the mineral rights in the acreage as a result of a reservation contained in a lost deed which had been executed in 1939 by appellees John’s and Harrison’s mother and guardian, Edna Graves. Appellants argue on appeal that…