Littlejohn v. Kariel

OPINION

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by plaintiff Littlejohn from a take-nothing judgment in a suit for declaratory judgment that two mineral deeds were void.

Plaintiff Littlejohn sued defendant Kar-iél (sole devisee of the will of George Daniels) to determine ownership of interests in realty conveyed to Daniels on September 26, 1923, and on October 31, 1923 by W. M. Goolsby. Plaintiff asserted the conveyances void because of inadequate description of the land covered in each conveyance.

Defendant answered by general denial and plea of not guilty.

Trial was to the court, which…