State v. F. W. Burford Company

Appellee is the owner of a certain 17%-acre tract of rural land in Miller county. Said tract was returned for taxation and assessed as ‘ ‘ Southeast 10 acres of west one-half east one-half and 7.5 acres of east one-half east one-half of section 14, township 20 south, range 28 west, Miller county, Arkansas, together with all buildings and improvements thereon.” The deeds under which appellee acquired title describe said tracts by metes and bounds and expressly reserve to the grantors, their heirs and assigns all the oil, gas and other minerals.. A gasoline plant is located on said property. In…