Berline v. Waldschmidt

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, J.:

This was an action in which plaintiff sought to extend the terms of a mineral deed, which would otherwise expire, for such period as war-time regulations make it unlawful to drills test well on real estate covered by the terms of the instrument under which he acquired his interest.

The petition alleges that on May 27, 1939, the defendants, who were then the owners of the real estate therein described, executed and delivered a mineral deed conveying an undivided one-half interest in and to all of the oil, gas and other minerals in and under, *586an…