Louisiana Canal Co. v. Heyd

ODOM, Justice.

The facts disclosed by the petition in this case are that, on November 22, 1928, the defendant Heyd sold to plaintiff a strip of land 66 feet wide and one-half mile long “in a north and south direction, the center line of which, is the half section line running north and south through the North half (N%) of Section Thirteen (13), Township nine (9) South, Range seven (7) West, containing four (4) acres.”

Plaintiff did not record its'deed until September 12, 1929. Subsequent to the date of the deed and prior to its recordation, Heyd granted to Frank W. Bennett an oil lease covering…