Knox v. Wilson

Hines, Justice.

This appeal concerns a tract of land held by the heirs of Emma Thomson; that tract has been subject to a one-half interest in the mineral rights in the land, now claimed by the heirs of L. G. Hardman, Jr. The Thomson heirs sought to extinguish the outstanding mineral interest under OCGA § 44-5-168, 1 and the Hardman heirs appeal from the trial court’s order on summary judgment extinguishing the one-half mineral interest.

In 1922, the tract of land at issue was conveyed to L. G. Hardman, Sr., with the grantor reserving a one-half interest in the mineral rights. In 1939, Hardman’s…