Christman v. Emineth

ERICKSTAD, Chief Justice.

The plaintiff, Carl T. Christman, appeals from a judgment of the district court of Morton County which held that the defendant, The Federal Land Bank of Saint Paul, was the holder of fee simple title to fifty per cent of all the oil, gas and other minerals, including lignite coal, in or under certain lands situated in Oliver County, North Dakota, together with the right to enter upon the surface of the land to explore for and remove said minerals.

On September 7, 1940, The Federal Land Bank of Saint Paul acquired title to the Ni/á of Section 33 and the SWj4 and SWK…