Manufacturers Light & Heat Co. v. Knapp

Litz, President :

William Knapp, the owner in fee of a tract of 226 acres of land in Wetzel county, by writing dated June 23, 1903, (his wife joining) sold, assigned, transferred and set over unto J. G. Crawford, M. A. Walton, G. W. Bowers and R. J. Robinson “the undivided 1/16 in all the oil underlying” said land; also the undivided 1/2 of their interest in all the gas underlying said tract, subject however to the lease made by me to Ellis Miller, dated the 20th day of July, 1902, it being understood and agreed that the undivided 1/16 of the oil royalty and 1/2 of the gas well rentals'…