Monon Coal Co. v. Riggs

On Petition for Rehearing.

Dowell, C. J.

— On petition for rehearing appellants, in effect, assail our apparently anomalous position in holding that absolute title to oil and gas in situ does not vest in any person and, nevertheless, at the same time affirming as without error the judgment quieting title in fee simple thereto in appellees.

If our conclusions, in the face of this assertion, appear unreasoned it is, perhaps, because we eliminated as unnecessary in our opinion any -discussion of the principles governing in cases where appellants’ rights have been fairly determined.

In the case of…