Donnell v. Otts
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Stephens County; W. R. Ely, Judge. Consolidated suit by Mrs. John Otts and others against G. L. Donnell and, others. From! judgment for plaintiffs, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
CONNER, O. J.
[1] This is a consolidated suit in which the appellees are claiming the mineral rights in a survey of 160 acres of land in Stephens county, as heirs of D. H. Pruitt, Sr. The survey was patented by the state of Texas to D. H. Pruitt, Sr., on the 10th day of January, 1883. On March 14, 1888, D. H. Pruitt, joined by his wife, Lucinda Pruitt, for a recited consideration of $125, duly executed and delivered to Robert L. Pruitt, their son, a general warranty deed conveying the 160 acres of land so patented. The deed, however, contained the following exception or reservation:
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- Silliman v. GanoTexas Supreme Court · 1897
- Baldwin v. RootTexas Supreme Court · 1897
- Lindsay v. FreemanTexas Supreme Court · 1892
- Preston v. WhiteWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1905
- Robinson v. DouthitTexas Supreme Court · 1885
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- Pich v. LankfordTexas Supreme Court · 1957
- Robinson v. JacobsTexas Supreme Court · 1923
- Klein v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1934
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