Johnson v. Shield

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] Eric A. Johnson and others appeal from a summary judgment- quieting title to certain Williams County mineral interests in Suzanne M. Shield and others. Because the disputed language in the challenged warranty deed presents no genuine issue of material fact that the grantors intended to reserve to themselves 50 per cent of the mineral interests in the conveyed property, we affirm the judgment.

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[¶ 2] Shield and the other defendants (collectively “Shield”) are successors in interest to Eugenie and Roy Goldenberg, who on December 8,1942, granted through a warranty deed a…