Republic Natural Gas Co. v. Baker

MURRAH, Circuit Judge.

Abstractly stated, the question presented by this appeal is whether, under Kansas law, the owner or owners of mineral interests under separate tracts of land covered by one oil and gas lease, are entitled to participate pro rata in the royalty from a well drilled on one of the tracts; or whether, as the trial court held, the owner or owners of the mineral interest under the separate tract on which the well was drilled are entitled to all of the royalties from such well. The question is presented on these facts.

In 1930, T. G. Hicks and wife executed an oil and gas lease…