Rice v. Blanton

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Clay

Affirming.

J. M. Blanton brought this suit against George B. Bice and his brother, Sherman Bice, to quiet his title to the oil and gas underlying certain land in Johnson county. On final hearing the chancellor entered a decree in his favor, and the defendants appeal.

It appears that on December 26, 1912, Blanton and his wife, in consideration of $12.50 per acre, of which $500 was paid in cash, and the balance to be paid on the execution and delivery of a good and sufficient deed with covenant of general warranty, sold and conveyed to George B. Bice and Sherman…