Aarco Oil & Gas Co. v. Eog Resources, Inc.

KITCHENS, Justice,

for the court.

¶ 1. Both the plaintiffs and the defendants claim ownership to the mineral rights of two tracts of land situated in Covington County. The plaintiffs brought suit in the Covington County Chancery Court, alleging that the defendants’ interest in the property was derived from an invalid tax sale in 1942. The chancellor granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants, finding that the tax sale was valid, and the plaintiffs appealed. 1 Finding no error, we affirm the grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants.

I. Facts

¶ 2. In 1940, the surface, and the…